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Alexander Hamilton favored a loose interpretation of the Constitution, which allowed for a strong national government because Congress could pass laws based on the "elastic clause."
They said that the national government consisted only of a Congress, which was made to make laws for the good of the country. In Congress each state was given 1 vote, but was allowed to send between 2 and 7 delegates to represent the vote. Congress was given the power to declare war, make peace, regulate the currency, borrow money, establish a postal system, manage Indian affairs, and settle disputes between the states.
The 16th amendment made a federal income tax legal. This tax soon became a major source of revenue for the federal government. By giving tax breaks to businesses and individuals for certain actions, the federal government can regulate to some degree ,at least, many facets of American life and economic activities.
The Sedition Act, passed in 1918. The law made it a crime to criticize by speech or writing the government or Constitution.
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