felt that they were being cheated by the national assumption of the other states’ debts. The Republicans also feared that a National Bank would add even more power to the federal government. They argued that the Federalists were interpreting the elastic clause of the Constitution too loosely and that the Federalists would continue to seize more and more power if the precedent of loose interpretation was set. Hamilton continued to attempt to gain more power for the federal government by having the Excise
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Federal Food‚ Drug‚ and Cosmetic Act of 1938 According to‚ http://www.toxicology.org/gp/fda.asp‚ the Society of Toxicology website‚ in 1937 the Massengill pharmaceutical company dispersed Elixir Sulfanilamide. This drug was prescribed generally to anyone who had symptoms of strep throat. Elixir Sulfanilamide contains diethylene glycol‚ which is a chemical equivalent of antifreeze. There were 107 documented deaths‚ involving many children‚ because of the lack in regulations. The Pure Food and Drug
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Secretary at War-of Defense Henry Knox Robert Gates Postmaster General Samuel Good U.S Attorney General Edmund Randolph Michael Mukasey Supreme Court Chief Justice John Jay National Bank Hamilton Loose Construction of Constitution Elastic Clause “Necessary” Article I‚
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Restricting felons to vote was also strictly enforced during the early twentieth century when discrimination was significant. Disfranchising laws were set up including literacy tests‚ poll taxes‚ and the Grandfather Clause to keep blacks away from voting. Interest groups such as The Ku Klux Klan and The Knights of the White Camellia consistently tried to obstruct blacks from being granted Constitutional rights. Since a substantial population of criminals were black
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not found in the Constitution‚ but the powers granted to Congress to regulate commerce are found. Exactly stated‚ "Congress shall have power to regulate commerce with foreign nations‚ and among the several States‚ and with the Indian tribes." This clause has no definite interpretation‚ but has included many aspects of regulating. The word "commerce" is defined as the exchange or buying and selling of commodities on a large scale involving transportation from place to place (Webster 264). Congress
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Colton Mebane History 1301 May 22‚ 2014 A00371587 Aftermath of the War of 1812 After the War of 1812‚ the United States of America leaped toward more of a incorporated national state and by the year of eighteen-thirty became a nation-state. Through extensive and vast revolution in infrastructure‚ purchasing of land‚ and implementing of national banking systems‚ America was developing into its own fully functional and self-sufficient nation that depended on no one. The
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Hamilton’s system favored merchants from the northeast so the south began to question why they are paying taxes 1) (Page 22): How did Hamilton and Jefferson differ in their interpretations of the Constitution? Hamilton used the Constitutions elastic clause to make a national bank while Thomas Jefferson did not believe it was right to create a national bank because he believed it was unconstitutional. II. The Struggle Over Foreign Policy A. America Has Strained Relations With Europe • 1979 French
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Key Terms and Concepts 1. Democracy - a form of government in which all eligible people have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. 2. Elite class theory - posits that a select few individuals control decision making. 3. Government - The government is a system that decided the state of affairs for our country‚ state‚ and community. This is where new rules and laws are made. Not all of them are passed‚ but this is where it starts. 4. Gross Domestic Product - Gross domestic
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played a large role in our government since the time that the Constitution was ratified. It originally gave the majority of the power to the states. As time went on‚ the national government gained more and more power. It used the "necessary and proper" clause of the Constitution to validate its acts‚ and the Supreme Court made decisions that strengthened the national government creating a more unified United States. Finally‚ the recent course of federalism has been to give powers back to the states.
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creation of the national bank created much controversy involving the interpretation of the Constitution. The Constitution never explicitly stated that the federal government had the power to form the bank. However‚ Hamilton claimed that under the Elastic clause the government had the authority to create the bank. Jefferson says that there is nothing necessary about a national bank. Hamilton’s argument is that the federal government has the power to print and coin money‚ so they must have a national bank
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