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  2. Limited government - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. Constitution achieved limited government through a separation of powers: "horizontal" separation of powers distributed power among branches of government (the legislature, the executive, and the judiciary, each of which provide a check on the powers of the other); "vertical" separation of powers divided power between the federal ...

  3. Constitution of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The convention was not limited to commerce; rather, it was intended to "render the federal constitution adequate to the exigencies of government and the preservation of the Union." The proposal might take effect when approved by Congress and the states.

  4. Enumerated powers (United States) - Wikipedia

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    There are differences of opinion on whether current interpretation of enumerated powers as exercised by Congress is constitutionally sound. One school of thought is called strict constructionism. Strict constructionists refer to a statement on the enumerated powers by Chief Justice Marshall in the case McCulloch v. Maryland: [4]

  5. Constitutionalism - Wikipedia

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    Constitutionalism of the United States has been defined as a complex of ideas, attitudes and patterns elaborating the principle that the authority of government derives from the people, and is limited by a body of fundamental law. These ideas, attitudes and patterns, according to one analyst, derive from "a dynamic political and historical ...

  6. Separation of powers under the United States Constitution

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    The other explains that Congress has the implied powers to implement the express powers written in the Constitution to create a functional national government. All three branches of the US government have certain powers and those powers relate to the other branches of government. One of these powers is called the express powers.

  7. Opinion - 5 reasons Trump 47 will govern like no president in ...

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    Trump's second term is expected to be marked by constitutional conflicts, business conflicts of interest, loyalty tests for generals, a hostile takeover of government, and a machismo attitude of ...

  8. Constitutional law of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The United States government, its agencies and instrumentalities, are immune from state regulation that interferes with federal activities, functions, and programs. State laws and regulations cannot substantially interfere with an authorized federal program, except for minor or indirect regulation, such as state taxation of federal employees, a ...

  9. Letters: What happened to limited government? Replaced with ...

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    Our government is abusing the powers of the state to infringe on teachers, women’s rights and the LGTBQ community via Christo-fascist groups such as The Idaho Family Policy Center, whose ...