Broad interpretation of the Elastic Clause has allowed expanded Congressional power. Federalism is one of the most important and innovative concepts in the U.S. Constitution, although the word ...

The true meaning of the Tenth Amendment, and the extent of state versus federal power, would ultimately be tested by the Civil War. After the Civil War, some states tried to craft unique solutions ...

The second was to reaffirm the nature of the federal system. Because the Constitution created a government of limited and enumerated powers, the Framers initially believed that a bill of rights ...