Read the following excerpt from Federalist #15 by Alexander Hamilton.Government implies the power of making laws. It is essential to the idea of a law, that it be attended with a sanction; or, in other words, a penalty or punishment for disobedience. If there be no penalty annexed to disobedience, the resolutions or commands which pretend to be laws will, in fact, amount to nothing more than advice or recommendation.
Amendments to the Constitution can be proposed by
What was a result of Gibbons v. Ogden?
Which of the following is the amendment process designed to do?
Congress shall have power . . . [t]o make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers.
The purpose of the preamble of the Constitution is to
Which is an implied power of the federal government?
The Constitution’s creation of a national government with separation of powers
Which process does Article V of the Constitution describe?
Which concept describes the idea that government and government officials are not above the law?
James McCulloch most likely supported the idea that Congress could create banks because
Compared with the executive and legislative branches, the main purpose of the judicial branch is
The selection of federal justices by the executive branch is an example of
By ruling in James McCulloch’s favor in McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme Court agreed that
How did Alexander Hamilton and James Madison view the Constitution?
Which describes how Congress affects the president’s abilities to grant pardons and appoint cabinet members?
Before McCulloch v. Maryland went to court, the state of Maryland
Read the excerpt from the Constitution of the United States, Article 1, Section 8.[Congress shall have power] to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States.This excerpt reinforces the idea of
The division and sharing of power between state and national governments is the principle of
What does the Supremacy Clause do?
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