One of the most prominent Federalists responses to the Anti-Federalists was that without ratification of the Constitution, the US would be far weaker and less prepared to death with foreign threats, since the US would not be able to raise funds at a reasonable rate.
It defined the limits of free speech
Unanimously the Supreme Court concluded, in an opinion by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.,that expressed opinions that carried probable danger such as intention of crime could be punished by the law.
The elastic clause gives Congress the authority to take action on other issues unknown to the farmers of the constitution since it allows the legislature to make any laws "necessary and proper" for the protection of the Union--this was put in place because the Founders knew that the country would change dramatically.
Answer: The U.S. Constitution brought together, in one remarkable document, ideas from many people and several existing documents, including the Articles of Confederation and Declaration of Independence. Those who made significant intellectual contributions to the Constitution are called the "Founding Fathers" of our country. The Founding Fathers, the framers of the Constitution, wanted to form a government that did not allow one person to have too much authority or control. With this in mind the framers wrote the Constitution to provide for a separation of powers, or three separate branches of government.
