1. The U.S. Constitution - Limits on Government
Though the Elastic Clause states that the congress have the right to make only "necessary and proper" laws, there is no parameters set to what that actually means. ... This sets limitations on what the government can prosecute for and also gives specific detailed rights of expression to the people. ... It sets specific limits on the government that control the amount of power it should receive, such as three defined branches of the government that operate under a system of checks and balances and complex, detailed restrictions and a system of controlled parameters of how United State...
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