Constitution, embodying both the political and societal “ideals” as demonstrated in the U.S Declaration of Independence. As the very first political constitution the Articles of Confederation served as the starting point for the government of the United States as it help establish the “practices and powers” of the continental congress (Saylor 51). With the article, the US Continental congress had similar power of its former ruler, but unlike its former ruler, the King, the continental congress could not enforce or raise taxes for each individual state- thus embodying a “self governed” architect. The flaws followed onward as “fewer laws were passed” and states refused individually on different issues, thus not together as a collective whole (52). In all, the limited powers allotted the American people the liberty to “self govern” themselves without ruling from a monarch such as there former …show more content…
As explained in the text, the author points out that these specific concurrent powers include regulating commercial activity but gives the national government a much “broader” power to “regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States and with the Indian tribes” (87).
Lastly, the implied powers, allow the national government entitlement to certain powers that are essential to their form of government. Specifically, the implied powers, as suggested in its name, may not be explicitly stated in the constitution but is a power that is more “implied” in justification.
The establishment clause, apart of the Freedom of Religion Amendment, is used to deny congress from the power of “giving any religion an official status” thus creating a separation between Church and state (Saylor 128). In creating a separation between church and state, the United States helps avoid the British “legacy” of church influence and ultimate power. However, while this separation is created to avoid “forcing” a person to participate in a certain religion there still have been a number of controversies regarding this class. An example of this, as demonstrated in the text, is the 1920s court case where a Tennessee teacher attempted to teach about evolution, contradictory to the state law where the Bibles version of creation was to be taught