How Did The US Constitution Interpret The Language Of The Constitution?

Even though the Constitution was drafted by exceptional men with divine help from Heavenly Father, people of all ages have interpreted the language of the Constitution differently than others. This difficulty caused many different groups to form their own opinion on what they thought the Constitution was saying. This was especially evident when our country was first formed and during the Civil War.

It all started with the Federalist vs. Anti-Federalist campaign in the 1790’s. (John Adams and Jefferson) were running for president. The Federalists wanted a strong central government with more power than what they had at that time. The Anti-Federalists were the exact opposite. They wanted a small central government with minimal power, that gave most of the power to the states. These two ideas would then become the main topics of debate for future government campaigns. It would also affect some critical situations in the 1850’s, such as the Mormon Saints in Missouri and the conterserary of slavery.
Because of this, they forced the leadership of the church to sign a document that would force the Saints to leave Missouri. Even though the Saints tried defending themselves, they were still forced out of their land and forced to flee to Illinois. Joseph Smith and other leaders of the church petitioned to the federal government about the unlawful expulsion, but since there was not an amendment in place at this time that could have the government help the Saints, all the President could say was, “I’ll lose the vote of state of Missouri if I help