Necessary and Proper Clause

“If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary.” (Federalist No. 51) This is only a small part of the many essays the Federalists created in order to create a new government. It was well known that a stronger government was necessary for the prosperity of a nation, but two parties had different ideas for the nation. The Constitution was introduced by a group called the Federalists. It

Federalism is the decision made by the Foundering fathers to split power between state and national governments. The supporters of the proposed constitution called themselves “federalists” and those opposed called themselves “anti-federalists.” Shared power between the states and federal government caused bitter fights and disagreements over power, rights and equality between the people. The tangle between the federal government and people of the United States vs. the states and people of the United

1. The facts In 1816, the 2nd National Bank of the United States was chartered by Congress, establishing a branch in Maryland. In trying to protect local business and claiming the unconstitutional chartering of the National Bank, (?????as a direct response????), the state of Maryland passed legislation to impose a tax on all banks not chartered within the state (the Bank of the United States was the only bank that qualified). However, McCulloch, the cashier of BUS’ Baltimore branch, refused to pay

After the Constitution was composed and signed in 1787, there was still the pressing need for ratification. Nine of Thirteen states had to agree to its terms before the document would become binding. In the months that followed, the people who staunchly opposed the new constitution, and the people who supported began to write articles defending their positions. They were named the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. The Anti-Federalists, however, were incredibly displeased with the name that the

ability to govern themselves as they have before in the past. Commerce Clause Article I, Section 8 , Clause 3 known as the Commerce Clause. Commerce Clause says “The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States” .Commerce Clause state that congress has authority to manage activities between the

elections Guaranteed that Congress couldn 't forbid the creation of new states by dividing old ones unless by the consent of the state governments Created obligations of national government to protect states against violence and invasion Supremacy clause: the clause in Article VI of the Constitution that makes the Constitution, national laws, and readies supreme over state laws as long as the national government is acting within its constitutional limits They stated the following 3 were supreme law of the

U.S. Constitution gave Congress many enumerated rights, as well as implied rights which is mention in the necessary and proper clause which is in Article I Section 8. This clause gives Congress to do whatever is necessary and proper to accomplish their constitutional duties. In the Texas Constitution, the government is smaller and does not have the loophole of the necessary and proper clause. Texas government were only given enumerated powers. The

No. 12 In this paper Alexander Hamilton explains the need for a strong central government in order to promote commerce. He claims that by introducing more precious metals, workers such as farmers, merchants, mechanics, and manufacturers will all be enticed to work harder in order to achieve the wealth needed to acquire these “rewards”. It would be their gratification for their hard-work. Hamilton also states that commerce will never replace agriculture for their interest are intimately blended and

Article 1, Section 8 the Constitution states, "to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.” Our government is to create laws that are necessary and proper, and that fit to the situations, under clause 18 of the Constitution. The Necessary and

The Coefficient Clause, give congress the ability to establish a national bank and does the Maryland law implementing a tax on the Baltimore Branch violate these privileges? (2) Background Information When the first bank of America was opened many had questions about how powerful it would be. When Thomas Jefferson was in office he did not renew the back but President James Madison deiced that it would serve to fulfill powers listed in Article 1, Section 8, The Coefficient Clause, “Congress shall