This brand of federalism was most likely an offshoot of the political theory behind the articles of confederation that states should maintain their rights and not be subject to strict national control. In duel federalist theory certain part of the constitution are interpreted very strictly, and power is only given to the national government if it is explicitly said. ... This can be embodied in the current interpretation of the "Elastic Clause," which allows the national government to control things not specifically specified within the constitution. ...

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Dual federalism also calls for a very strict reading of the Necessary and Proper Clause as well as focusing on the idea that the Constitution is an agreement between the states and the federal government. ... Justice Marshall's interpretation of the Constitution was premised on the notion that the national government was the creation of the people and not the states and that Article VI established federal law as the supreme law of the land (Supremacy Clause). ... His loose interpretation of the Necessary and Proper Clause and most obviously, the creation of the Supremacy Clause are fu...

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Jefferson also believed in strict Constitutional interpretation and argued that unless specified in the Constitution, the federal government had no authority. ... In contrast to Jefferson, he believed in a "loose " interpretation of the Constitution. ...

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What Saul Cornell introduces is the idea that the constitution's real interpretation of the amendment was neither and individual right of self – defense or a collective right of the state but a right for citizens to bear arm for until their legal obligation was met. ... The laws later began to become stricter moving from regulation to prohibition. ... The gun control movement in many debates of how it violated the second amendment by taking away rights that were given to citizens, but have also evolved to be the strict gun control laws we currently have here in America. ...

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Statement of purpose Through various research and personal interpretation, it has proved evident that the marijuana should be legalized for medical purposes. ... The enforcement of such laws and regulations must be abided to very strictly and in a professional manner. ...

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