What impact does the constitutional principle ensure?

The constitution ensures that the government does not own the state: it simply manages the state, under the authority of higher laws, on behalf of citizens. In this sense, constitutionalism is the opposite of despotism.

on this day in 1833, president andrew jackson announces that the government will no longer use the second bank of the united states, the country's national bank. a national bank had first been created by george washington and alexander hamilton in 1791 to serve as a central repository for federal fund

citizens get the vast majority of their political and governmental information from the media, which includes television, print journalism, radio, and now the internet. the media play an important role in connecting people to government.