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by Tenth Amendment | Apr 14, 2014 | 10th Amendment, Bill of Rights, Founding Principles, Historical Documents

EDITOR’S NOTE: St. George Tucker was one of the most influential legal scholars of the early American republic. His View of the Constitution of the United States was the first extended, systematic commentary on the Constitution after it had been ratified by the...

Small things grow great by concord

by Michael Boldin | Apr 6, 2014 | Founding Fathers, Historical Documents, History, John Dickinson

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Townshend Acts were a series of laws passed beginning in 1767 by the Parliament of Great Britain relating to the British colonies in North America. They centered primarily on the raising of revenue for the crown and asserting central authority over...

The Virginia Plan and the General Welfare Clause

by Rob Natelson | Mar 18, 2013 | Constitution, Founding Principles, General Welfare Clause, Historical Documents

The inadequacy of the Articles of Confederation as a governing charter induced the delegates at the federal convention to look for other models. The perils of extreme decentralization, coupled with the understandable influence of British precedents, help explain why...

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