How has the policy/law landscape of the country changed philosophically from what was intended, “original intent,” as a result of amendment, interpretation, and court decisions?
Government Over-reach” vs. “Responsible Government”
May 21, 2021Judicial Activism- 400-600 words
May 21, 2021How has the policy/law landscape of the country changed philosophically from what was intended, “original intent,” as a result of amendment, interpretation, and court decisions?
Overview
“The Commerce Clause of The Constitution of the United States.” The Clause is an “enumerated power” listed in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. It states that the United States Congress shall have power “To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.” Originally, the clause functioned primarily as a constraint upon state interference in interstate commerce. You will come to learn that this is perhaps the most powerful tool the national government has to impose its will on its citizens. Today, this clause grants virtually unlimited regulatory power over the economy to the federal government, coming from a series of Supreme Court decisions in the 1930s.
Textbook Readings- do you have access to this book?
- Garraty: chs: 4–5, 8
Research Paper1 Instructions
The concepts and ideals of constitutional order are not new and have been passed down from generation to generation since constitutions have been written. However, these concepts and ideals have a paradoxical relationship within the modern state. Men of principle, who knew more what they didn’t want to see in a new nation than what they did want, founded the United States of America. These men believed in noble principles and ideologies so strongly that the possibility of financial ruin or even death did not deter them from establishing a constitutional republic that guaranteed “liberty and justice for all.” These men were not politicians, but they were educated, imbued with deep thought, and had an unbreakable conviction. While some like John Adams were prone to flowery oratory and others like Thomas Jefferson were gifted with the ability to compose documents, they did what “political experience” could not; they gave us liberty and the most brilliantly devised system of self-government the world has ever known.
Write a Research Paper using the information learned thus far in this class to explore how the national government changed from the beginning of the nation through the many court decisions of the 1930s and answer the question:
How has the policy/law landscape of the country changed philosophically from what was intended, “original intent,” as a result of amendment, interpretation, and court decisions?
Remember, this is a blank canvas where you can interpret, analyze, and even opine.
· Assignment Specifics:
· Citations from at least 7 scholarly sources and all required readings and presentations
· 10-12 pages of double-spaced content, not counting the title page or references
· Double-spaced
· Turabian Format
