"Every power vested in a government is in its nature sovereign, and includes, by force of the term, a right to employ all the means requisite... to the attainment of the ends of such power, and which are not precluded by restrictions and exceptions specified in the Constitution..."
— Alexander Hamilton, *Opinion on the Constitutionality of an Act to Establish a Bank*, 1791
Which of the following constitutional interpretations best aligns with the argument presented by Hamilton in the excerpt?
- The federal government has the authority to exercise implied powers to carry out its constitutional responsibilities.Cevap
- BThe Constitution must be interpreted strictly to limit the expansion of federal authority and preserve state power.
- CThe national government remains subordinate to the sovereignty of the individual states under the new federal system.
- DThe federal government must obtain unanimous consent from the states before establishing national economic policies.
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The federal government has the authority to exercise implied powers to carry out its constitutional responsibilities.
The correct answer is correct because Hamilton's argument outlines the doctrine of loose construction, asserting that if the Constitution gives the federal government a duty, it also grants the implied power to use the necessary means to achieve that duty.
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Loose Construction and Implied Powers in the Early Republic
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