Enumerated Powers and the Early Republic: Federalism Before the Fracture
- Jeff Kellick
- Oct 19, 2025
- 1 min read
From General Welfare to the Great Society - Ep. 02
From 1789 to 1860, the United States actually lived under the system of enumerated powers James Madison designed. The federal government really was limited. States really did dominate most policy. And somehow—imperfectly, with glaring contradictions we’ll address—it worked.
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