Government Restrictions
When the Framers wrote the U.S. Constitution they meant to write restrictions that the government would be limited in their powers. The federal government’s authorization is strictly restricted in what the government is allowed to do. The Constitution restricts these powers in the text that it is written in. (Mazurak, 2014) Some examples of these guidelines are found in Article 1 of the Constitution and the Tenth Amendment. Article 1 simply gives Congress their power and restrictions. Congress is considered the legislative branch of the government; congress is the branch that makes the laws that govern the United States of America. Article 1 also created two separate sections of Congress, these two sections are the Senate and House of Representatives.
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There is one part that is meant to ensure that there are elections by the people to select whom they wish to represent them in congress. It also states that each representative will come up for election every two years will senators will come up for election every six years. There is also aspects of restricted government as written in the Constitution that says the states are unable to have the same powers that the Federal government does. For example, states cannot create money. This is where the Tenth Amendment comes into play for the states. The Tenth Amendment is basically put into place to say that any such power not given to the federal government is allowed to be given to the state or to the people. This is another form of restricted government showing that each state and person shall be able to enjoy their own freedoms, independence, rights, and sovereignty. Restricted government is a major part of the Constitution in order to control one body from obtaining complete control over another …show more content…
The United States has experienced several different struggles as history shows us. The first was Dual Federalism. This period of time ran from 1790’s to 1930 where the powers that separated the federal and state governments were clearly stated as enumerated powers. (Federalism:US v The States) What we know today is new federalism. This period began in 1981 and continues today, were we see the states obtaining more and more power from the federal government. (Federalism:US v The States) The gaining of powers by the states also increases the difficult of states to maintain and comply with the powers and mandate’s they have received. (Federalism:US v The States) These conflicts are occurring more and more, for example, in 2015, an Alabama Chief Justice order the complete disregard of the federal courts decision to allow gay marriage in the states. (Palazzolo, 2015) Basically, a federal judgement was given that the states could not ban same-sex marriage, then a state judge made the decision that the federal government has no power to determine what the states can do. This is a good example of what the entire system was set up to limit the powers of each and every part of government, from the federal level to the
There is one part that is meant to ensure that there are elections by the people to select whom they wish to represent them in congress. It also states that each representative will come up for election every two years will senators will come up for election every six years. There is also aspects of restricted government as written in the Constitution that says the states are unable to have the same powers that the Federal government does. For example, states cannot create money. This is where the Tenth Amendment comes into play for the states. The Tenth Amendment is basically put into place to say that any such power not given to the federal government is allowed to be given to the state or to the people. This is another form of restricted government showing that each state and person shall be able to enjoy their own freedoms, independence, rights, and sovereignty. Restricted government is a major part of the Constitution in order to control one body from obtaining complete control over another …show more content…
The United States has experienced several different struggles as history shows us. The first was Dual Federalism. This period of time ran from 1790’s to 1930 where the powers that separated the federal and state governments were clearly stated as enumerated powers. (Federalism:US v The States) What we know today is new federalism. This period began in 1981 and continues today, were we see the states obtaining more and more power from the federal government. (Federalism:US v The States) The gaining of powers by the states also increases the difficult of states to maintain and comply with the powers and mandate’s they have received. (Federalism:US v The States) These conflicts are occurring more and more, for example, in 2015, an Alabama Chief Justice order the complete disregard of the federal courts decision to allow gay marriage in the states. (Palazzolo, 2015) Basically, a federal judgement was given that the states could not ban same-sex marriage, then a state judge made the decision that the federal government has no power to determine what the states can do. This is a good example of what the entire system was set up to limit the powers of each and every part of government, from the federal level to the