The framers. One of the essential elements of the Constitution is The federal government was not a government of general jurisdiction. Rather, The federal government is a government of enumerated powers. Article 1, Section 8 specifies 18 powers given to Congress and the federal government. And the framers argued, if it's not in the enumerated powers, then the federal government doesn't have the power to do it. Well, the anti Federalists came back with vigorous arguments. (20:49)
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Asserts that the federal government operates under enumerated powers as specified in Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution.
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