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Part1–Introduction
1.1)ExplainhowtheorganizationoftheConstitutionissimilartotheorganizationoftheBible
1.2)Whichtwoarticleswerementionedasnothavinglistedsectionssincetheycontainonlyone
section?(ArticleVIIisalsoonlyonesectionlongbutitwasn’tmentionedwiththeothertwoarticles)
1.3)a)WhatphrasedoesArticleI,Section8beginwith?b)Howmanyclausesdoesthephraseapplyto?
1.4)The5ClausesEveryoneShouldKnowcomefromwhich2Articles?
1.5)ThegreatmajorityofalllistedCongressionalpowersarefoundinwhichArticleandSection?
Part2–SupremacyClause
2.1)Definethea)Misinterpretationb)CorrectInterpretation,andc)Justificationbehindunderstanding
theSupremacyClause
2.2)a)WritethewordsoftheconditionfoundintheSupremacyClause?b)Whatwords(phrase)does
theconditionapplyto?c)Whatisanothernameforthatphrase?
2.3)AhypotheticallawispassedbyCongressthatgivesthemtothepowertodoX.Ifthestatesorthe
peopledon’tagreethattheyshouldhavethepowertodoXhowshouldthequestionberesolved?
2.4)Howwouldyourespondtosomeonewhoclaimsafederallawissupremeregardlessofits
Constitutionality?
2.5)HowwouldyourespondtotheclaimthatifCongresspassesalawthenitis,bydefinition,the
supremelawofthelandbecausethepeople’srepresentativeshadtheirchancetosupportoropposeit
andhavevoted?
2.6)Explainthedifferencebetween“bottomup”governmentversus“topdown”government
Part3–GeneralWelfareClause
3.1)Definethea)Misinterpretationb)CorrectInterpretation,andc)Justificationbehindunderstanding
theGeneralWelfareClause
3.2)Writefrommemorythewordsofthe10thamendment
3.3)CompletetheexactwordsfromthequotebyThomasJeffersonregardingthegeneralwelfareclause
whichbegins,“Congresshasnotunlimitedpowers…”
3.4)ExplainthevalidityorfalsehoodexpressedinAttorneyGeneralFrancisBiddle’sstatement,“The
governmentoftheUnitedStatescandoanythingnotspecificallyprohibitedbytheConstitution”.
3.5)a)CompletetheexactwordsfromthequotebyThomasJeffersonregardingthegeneralwelfare
clausewhichbegins,“Totakeasinglestepbeyondtheboundariesdrawnaroundthepowersof
Congress,isto…”b)The“boundariesdrawnaroundthepowersofCongress”arefoundinwhatarticle
andsection?c)ExplainwhatJeffersonmeans
3.6)Definetheterm:Enumerated
3.7)WritefrommemorythecompletequotefromDanielWebsterregarding“goodintentions”.
Part4–NecessaryandProperClause
4.1)Definethea)Misinterpretationb)CorrectInterpretation,andc)Justificationbehindunderstanding
theNecessaryandProperClause
4.2)HowwouldyourespondtosomeonewhojustifiesafederallawbysayingtheConstitutionallows
lawstobemadethatare,“necessaryandproper”?
4.3)Howwouldyourespondtosomeonewhoquestionsyou,with“HowcanyousayMedicareisn’t
necessaryorthatSocialSecurityisn’tproper?”
Part5–InterstateCommerceClause
5.1)Definethea)Misinterpretationb)CorrectInterpretation,andc)Justificationbehindunderstanding
theInterstateCommerceClause
5.2)a)ThewordsfromtheConstitution,“...norshallvesselsboundto,orfrom,oneState,beobliged
toenter,clear,orpaydutiesinanother”comefromwhatArticle,Section,andClause?b)Whatdoesthis
clausemean?
5.3)ThewordsfromtheConstitution,“Nostateshall,withouttheconsentoftheCongress,layany
impostsordutiesonimportsorexports”comefromwhatArticle,Section,andClause?b)Whatdoesthis
clausemean?
5.4)CompletetheexactwordsfromthequotebyJamesMonroeregardingtheInterstateCommerce
Clausewhichbegins,“Thepowertoprevent…”
Part6–TreatyLawClause
6.1)Definethea)Misinterpretationb)CorrectInterpretation,andc)Justificationbehindunderstanding
theTreatyLawClause
6.2)HowwouldyourespondtosomeonewhosaystheUnitedStatesneedstobearesponsibleworld
citizenandcomplywithUnitedNationstreatiesthatareuniversallyaccepted?
6.3)a)CompletetheexactwordsfromThomasJefferson’squoterelativetoTreatyLawwhichbegins,“in
questionsofpower,then,…”b)WhatdoesJeffersonmeanbythisquote?
6.4)a)Fundamentally,whatisthepurposeoftreatiesb)Whatisthedangerwhenthefundamental
purposeoftreatiesisviolated?
1.1)JustastheBiblehasbooks,chaptersandversessoalsodoestheConstitutionhavearticles,sectionsandclauses.And,justasthe
realmeatoftheBibleisfoundintheversesandbooksandchaptersarejustorganizationalterms,soalsoisthemeatofthe
Constitutionfoundintheclausesandarticlesandsectionsarejustorganizationalterms.1.2)ArticleV,ArticleVI1.3)a)“TheCongress
shallhavepower..”b)181.4)ArticleIandArticleVI1.5)ArticleI,Section82.1)a)Federallawtrumpsstatelawb)Neitherfederal
norstatelawissupreme.TheConstitutionissupreme.Itdefineswhichpowersaredelegatedtowhichentitybeitfederal,state,ora
powerwhichisreservedtothepeople.c)“ThisConstitution,andthelawsoftheUnitedStateswhichshallbemadeinpursuance
thereofshallbethesupremelawoftheland.”(ArticleVI,Clause2)2.2)“whichshallbemadeinpursuancethereof”b)thelawsofthe
UnitedStatesc)federallaws2.3)LookintheConstitutionandseeifthatpowerwasdirectlygivenorifitisnecessaryandproperin
ordertocarryintoexecutionaspecificallylistedpower2.4)ByquotingtheSupremacyClause(ArticleVI,Clause2)andpointingout
thatthelawsoftheUnitedStatesareonlysupremeiftheyaremadeinpursuanceoftheConstitution.Ifthelawdoesn’tfollowthe
Constitutionthenit’snotsupreme2.5)InourRepublic,itistruethatpeoplevoteforrepresentativeswhothenrepresentthemin
CongressbutthoserepresentativesareonlygivenpowertodocertainthingsasfoundintheConstitution.Theyaren’tfreetodo
whatevertheywouldliketodo.2.6)“Bottomup”governmentsaysthatpeopleareinchargeandonlydelegatetogovernmentcertain
powers.“Topdown”governmentsaysthegovernmentisinchargeandcandowhattheydetermineisgoodforthepeople.3.1)a)
Congressdecideswhatisgoodforthepeopleb)Thestandardisnotwhethersomethingisgoodforthepeoplebutratherwhetheritis
right-asauthorizedbythepeople.ThelistofthoseauthorizedgeneralwelfarepowersisfoundinArticleI,Section8,Clauses2-9,17.
c)“TheCongressshallhavepowerto...provideforthecommondefenseandgeneralwelfare...”(ArticleI,Section1,Clause1)and
“ThepowersnotdelegatedtotheUnitedStatesbytheConstitution,norprohibitedbyittotheStates,arereservedtotheStates
respectively,ortothepeople.”(10thAmendment)3.2)ThepowersnotdelegatedtotheUnitedStatebytheConstitutionarereserved
tothestatesrespectivelyortothepeople.3.3)“…toprovideforthegeneralwelfare,butonlythosespecificallyenumerated.”3.4)Itis
falsebecauseitsaystheexactoppositeofwhatthegeneralwelfareclauseand10thamendmentstate:“Ifit’snotlisted,youcan’tdoit”.
Hisstatementessentiallysays,“Aslongasit’snotprohibited,wecandoit.”TheConstitutionisalistofpowersgovernmentcandonot
alistofpowerstheycan’tdo3.5)a)“takepossessionofaboundlessfieldofpower”b)ArticleI,Section8c)Onceyoubreaktherules
oftheConstitutionthereisnomorerestraintongovernment3.6)writtendownorlisted3.7)“TheConstitutionwasmadetoguard
thepeopleagainstthedangersofgoodintentions.”4.1)a)Congressdetermineswhatisnecessaryandproperb)Impliedpowers–
thosepowerswhicharenotlistedintheConstitutionbutwhicharerequiredinordertocarryoutthosespecificallylistedpowers–are
indirectlygrantedtotheCongressintheConstitutionc)“TheCongressshallhavepower...tomakealllawswhichshallbenecessary
andproperforcarryingintoexecutiontheforegoingpowers.”(ArticleI,Section8,Clause18)4.2)Necessaryandproperisonlypartof
thephrase.Themostimportantpartofthephraseisfoundinthelast7wordsthatsay,“forcarryingintotheforegoingpowers”,which
defineswhatnecessaryandproperrefersto4.3)I’mnotsayingretirementandinsurancearen’tnecessaryorproper.WhatI’msaying
isthatthoseprogramsaren’tnecessaryandpropertocarryintoeffectanyofthepowerslistedinArticleI,Section8soalthough
retirementandinsurancearenecessaryandproperforpeopletohavetheyshouldbeprovidedbythepeoplethemselves,notthe
government.5.1)a)Federallawcanregulateallcommerceb)Congresswasgrantedthepowertoprohibitthestatesfromcollecting
feesasaconditionofdoingbusinesswithintheirstate.Thiswasapowergrantedoverinterstatecommerce–notoverthestatesand
notbetweenindividuals.c)“TheCongressshallhavepower...toregulatecommerce...amongtheseveralstates.”(ArticleI,Section
8,Clause3)(seealsoArticleI,Section10,Clause2;ArticleI,Section9,Clause6)5.2)a)ArticleI,Section9,Clause6b)Notrucksor
shipsthataregoingtoorfromastatecanbeforcedtopayfeesjustforbeinginthatstate.5.3)a)ArticleI,Section10,Clause2b)No
stateshall,withouttheconsentoftheCongress,collectanystatefeesonproductsenteringorleavingthestate.5.4)“…any[fees]on
thetradebetweenthestateswastheonlypowergranted.6.1)a)Alltreatiesarethesupremelawofthelandb)Onlythosetreaties
whichcomplywiththeConstitutionaresupreme.Unlawfultreatiesgrantpowerstogovernmentthatareeitherforbiddenornot
grantedbytheConstitution.c)“Alltreatiesmade,orwhichshallbemade,undertheauthorityoftheUnitedStates,shallbethe
supremelawoftheland.”(ArticleVI,Clause2)6.2)TherulesofgovernmentarefoundintheConstitution,notintreaties.Iftreaties
complywiththeConstitution(bothinhowtheyareadoptedandinthepowerstheyemploy)thenthosetreatiesarealsosupreme.But
iftheydon’t,treatiesdon’ttrumptheConstitution.Thespecificpowersofgovernmentaredelegatedbythepeopletothe
government.Thegovernmentofficialsgettheirpowerfromthepeople,notfromtreaties,andtheyareaccountablebacktothepeople
nottoaninternationalbodythatisunelectedandunaccountable.6.3)a)“…bind[men]downfrommischiefbythechainsofthe
Constitution”b)WeshouldlooktotheConstitutionfortherulesandlimitsofpower,nottotreaties.6.4)a)Thepurposeoftreatiesis
tosetupaformalagreementdescribinghowournationinteractswithothernationsinexternal,foreign,internationalaffairs.b)If
treatiesareusedtocontrolwhathappenswithinournation,innational,internalanddomesticaffairsthenwebecomesubjecttoa
bodythatweneverelected,thatisnotaccountabletousandtowhomweneverdelegatedauthoritynorpower.