. Loyal citizenship. , thebank was created by act of Congress, and the Su-preme Court declared the act constitutional. Thephrase necessary and proper has since beentreated as if it read necessary or proper. Growth of the powers of the United the adoption of the Constitution the authorityof the Federal Government has increased very much,while the authority of the states has, by comparison,diminished. The growth of interstate commerce andthe extension of the doctrine of implied powers have hadmuch to do with this. In 1788 there was little commerce between thestates. Stretches of wil
. Loyal citizenship. , thebank was created by act of Congress, and the Su-preme Court declared the act constitutional. Thephrase necessary and proper has since beentreated as if it read necessary or proper. Growth of the powers of the United the adoption of the Constitution the authorityof the Federal Government has increased very much,while the authority of the states has, by comparison,diminished. The growth of interstate commerce andthe extension of the doctrine of implied powers have hadmuch to do with this. In 1788 there was little commerce between thestates. Stretches of wilderness separated most of thesettlements, and transportation was slow and expen-sive. The fact that Congress had power to regulatecommerce between the states was of little importanceunder such conditions. But now, with our wonderfulmeans of transportation, most of the articles we useare brought to us by interstate commerce—regulated byCongress. The result is that the Federal government Con stitut ion a I Syslrm 201. I . ■*^. .1. Sijjnat Iorps Fig. 89. Our Fedoriil {loverninont centers in the Capitol at Washing-ton. Tht hiiildin}, itself servos as a symbol of the nation. Thisph()l<)f,rii[)h was taken on the night when war was declared, April 6,1917. now controls many mailers formerly left to the states—for example, railroad rates (even between pointswithin a state), and the preparation of foods anddrugs that enter into interstate commerce. QUESTIONS What ideas of liluTly and government did tlic settlers of theEnglish colonies in America bring with ihem.^ What was the generalscheme of government in the Thirteen Colonies.^ What was acolonial eharterP \\ hat did the colonies do with regard to govern-ment whin the War for Independence began.^ What were some ofthe changes from colonial government.^ What is a constitution.^How does it dilfer from an ordinary law.^ Can you name any of thepre-Uevolutionary attempts at union? What were the Articles of 202 Loyal Citizenship Confe
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