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Living Constitution, The: Anti-Federalist Arguments Against the Constitution
Opponents of the Constitution raised arguments against it that still echo in American politics. Concern over such issues as federal taxation, the potential oppressiveness of a national army, and the state-federal relationship still exist today. The ...
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Living Constitution, The: Way of Limiting Power, A
The Framers confined the scope of government to Constitutional grants of power. Authority not granted to government by the Constitution is, in theory, denied to it. The national army is an example of how power was constrained. The powers of governme...