After World War I many of the victorious allied countries sought to punish Germany through back-breaking reparations which bankrupted the country and made its citizens bitter. This led to them seeking revenge for the reparations payments and unified them in anger against their victors.
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<span>Great Britain was interested in the PNW( Pacific Northwest) because of commercial potential and make use of the Natural Resources.</span>
<u>The U. S. Constitution gives three types of specific powers to the federal government as follows:</u>
- Delegated Powers
- Implied Powers
- Inherent Powers
<u>Explanation:</u>
The federal government was established in with an aim to avoid tyranny, experiment new programs and allowing more participation of common people in politics that may help the country excel.
To accomplish the aims, the constitution sanction a certain set of rules and regulations or what we can term as "Powers" to the federal government as follows;
<u>Delegated Powers</u>
Includes the power to coin money, declare war, raise the armed forces, and regulate commerce
<u>Implied Powers</u>
These powers are not specifically stated in the constitution but termed as "necessary and proper" such as making laws that are necessary and proper for the welfare of the country
<u>Inherent Powers</u>
These powers are not specified in the constitution but grows out of the requirements. Besides this, the constitution also mentioned some reserved powers that are guaranteed by the Tenth Amendment.
As seems to happen so often in politics, the Federalists opposed the Louisiana Purchase not on principled grounds but because they thought it would hurt them politically. They claimed to oppose the Purchase because it was unconstitutional.
