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Brutus IFederalist Power Will Ultimately Subvert State Authority18 October 1787AbstractThe "necessary and proper" clause has, from the beginning, been a thorn in the side of those seeking to…Centinel I
Centinel I5 October 1787by CentinelSee also Federalist No. 47To the Freemen of Pennsylvania.Friends, Countrymen and Fellow Citizens,Permit one of yourselves to put you in mind of certain…The Federalist Papers: Federalist No. 36
by AlexanderHamilton, JamesMadison and JohnJayFederalist No. 35Federalist No. 37Federalist No. 36 The Same Subject Continued (Concerning the General Power of Taxation) To the People of…James Winthrop: Agrippa XIX
Agrippa XIXJames Winthrop5 February 1788by James WinthropTo the Massachusetts Convention.Gentlemen,In my last address I ascertained. from historical records, the following principles: that.…Federalist No. 36
No 35 No 37 The Same Subject Continued (Concerning the General Power of Taxation) From the New York Packet.Tuesday January 8, 1788.Hamilton To the People of the State…Brewer's: Valorem
Ad valorem. A sliding scale of duty on excisable articles, regulated according to their market value. Thus, tea at 4s. per pound would pay more duty than tea at 2s. per pound. Source:…Brewer's: Mogul Cards
The best playingcards were so called because the wrapper, or “duty card” (when cards were subject to excise duty) contained the portrait of the Great Mogul. Those cards which contained…The True George Washington: Farmer and Proprietor: Products
ProductsThe magnitude of the charge of such an estate can be better understood when the condition of a Virginia plantation is realized. Before the Revolution practically everything the…Brewer's: Brand
The Clicquot brand, etc., the best brand, etc. That is the merchant's or excise mark branded on the article itself, the vessel which contains the article, the wrapper which covers it, the…The Federal Judiciary and the Issue of Trial by Jury
The Federal Judiciary and the Issue of Trial by Juryby by Luther Martin of MarylandSee also Federalist No. 83.… in all those cases, where the general government has jurisdiction in civil…Trending
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