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The phrase means that European powers should leave the continent, allow Africans to become independent nations and refrain from interfering in their economy. It was a claim similar to the Monroe Doctrine: Africans don't interfere in Europe, Europeans shouldn't interfere with Africa.
The Democratic Republicans preferred a decentralized system, fearing that a strong Federal government would be akin to returning to a Monarchy.
They were opposed by the Federalists who wanted a strong Federal government to push the country forward as a unified force.
The Constitution explicitly assigns the president the power to sign or veto legislation, command the armed forces, ask for the written opinion of their Cabinet, convene or adjourn Congress, grant reprieves and pardons, and receive ambassadors. The president shall take care that the laws are faithfully executed and the president has the power to appoint and remove executive officers. The president may make treaties, which need to be ratified by two-thirds of the Senate, and is accorded those foreign-affairs functions not otherwise granted to Congress or shared with the Senate. Thus, the president can control the formation and communication of foreign policy and can direct the nation's diplomatic corp
Congress may not suspend "habeas corpus" unless a national crisis requires it, since this is one of the most fundamental human rights that the Founding Fathers wanted to protect. It has very rarely been suspended, with one of the most notable times taking place under Lincoln in the Civil War.
