THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
JAMES MADISON AFTER THE WAR OF 1812 THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS
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They made the legislative branch the most powerful branch of government.
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They recognized a role for the federal government in the nation’s economy.
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They established government planning as a feature of the socialist economy
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They delayed the growth of a national economy by limiting trade between states.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Supreme Court, however, decided that the chartering of a bank was an implied power of the Constitution, under the “elastic clause, ” which granted Congress the authority to “make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution” the work of the Federal Government.
Detailed explanation-2: -McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) is one of the first and most important Supreme Court cases on federal power. In this case, the Supreme Court held that Congress has implied powers derived from those listed in Article I, Section 8. The “Necessary and Proper” Clause gave Congress the power to establish a national bank.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Supreme Court case McCulloch v. Maryland established that Congress had the power to establish a national bank and that a state (in this case, Maryland) did not have the power to tax branches of the federal government that are carrying out powers legal in the Constitution.
Detailed explanation-4: -states could not restrict trade within their jurisdictions. Under the constitution, congress has the power to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into executions the foregoing powers.
Detailed explanation-5: -The right of the national government to establish a bank is not specifically granted in the Constitution. It is also not an implied power, so Congress had no right to establish a national bank. The power to establish banks is reserved for the states.