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Tench Coxe: A Detailed Breakdown of State vs. Federal Powers

Tench Coxe: A Detailed Breakdown of State vs. Federal Powers

by Mike Maharrey | Aug 28, 2024 | Constitution, Ratification Debates, Tench Coxe

Despite being little known today, Tench Coxe was an influential founding father, and in early 1788, he provided what was possibly the most comprehensive list of examples to explain the division of state and federal powers under the proposed Constitution. In his three...
The Division of Federal and State Powers

The Division of Federal and State Powers

by TJ Martinell | Oct 12, 2022 | Constitution, Ratification Debates

How much power would the federal government have? And what powers would the states retain? This was a hotly debated question as the states considered ratifying a new constitution. For the average person, the Federalist Papers are the go-to source for understanding the...
How our Constitution was supposed to work: new evidence comes to light

How our Constitution was supposed to work: new evidence comes to light

by Rob Natelson | Sep 16, 2019 | Constitution, Federalism, Founding Principles, Tench Coxe

Judging by the promises of presidential candidates, you might think the federal government is designed to fix whatever ails us: health care, education, crime, infrastructure, the common cold. But the Constitution doesn’t grant the federal government such unlimited...
How the Founders told us the Constitution would restrict federal power

How the Founders told us the Constitution would restrict federal power

by Rob Natelson | Aug 3, 2019 | Constitution

Everyone who studies the Constitution knows it grants to agencies of the federal government and a few other entities only enumerated (listed) powers. Sometimes, though, it is not obvious whether a particular function is included in an enumerated power. For example, is...
The Founders’ Promises About What the Federal Government Could NOT Do

The Founders’ Promises About What the Federal Government Could NOT Do

by Rob Natelson | Jun 6, 2018 | Constitution, Constitutional Convention, Founding Principles

The Constitution created a federal government with powers that, as James Madison said, were “few and defined.” Yet today the feds have their paws in almost every pocket of American life. How did that happen? One reason is that if you don’t know much about the...
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