History of the United States I / Unit 8 USH1 1092 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Constitutional Problem
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The idea
Under a strict interpretation of the Constitution, the anchor says, it remained unclear whether the president had the power to add territory in this fashion.
In practice
Jefferson proceeding anyway.
Where people slip
The strict constructionist who opposed the Bank on constitutional grounds exercised a power the Constitution does not name. Hold this beside entry 1059.
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