Political Science - UG & Grad POSI 2320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Ex Post Facto Law, Tenth Amendment To The United States Constitution, Implied Powers
5 Oct 2017
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Government wanted to avoid tyranny so they wanted to divide the power. Separation of federal government & state government. A division of power b/w a central government with authority over an entire territory and a series of local (or state) governments that have authority over their limited areas. Mccullough v maryland (1820) dealt with implied powers, regulating commerce. Draft laws passed under congress" power to declare war. The louisiana purchase in 1803 couldn"t be justified under delegated powers but. Jefferson used the implied power doctrine to buy it anyway. In 1807 an embargo was placed on foreign trade by use of. The republican party (est. around 1850) born to fight for the cause of the union, promoted business & commerce, distrusted state power, thought local interests has. Rep. supported in national power until the national government began supporting what they did not believe in.
