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Definition:
When it is believed that the United States government has powers which have not been
explicitly granted it by the Constitution, those are called "implied powers." Many
implied powers are derived from the fact certain phrases or words in the Constitution
are very open-ended, for example "general welfare" or "necessary & proper."
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What are Political and Legal Philosophy
The Philosophy of Politics and the Philosophy of Law are often studied separately, but they are presented here jointly because they both come back to the same thing: the study of force. Politics is the study of political force in the general community, while jurisprudence is the study of how laws can and should be used to achieve political and social goals.What is Philosophy?
What is philosophy? Is there any point in studying philosophy, or is it a useless subject? What are the different branches of philosophy - what's the difference between aestheitcs and ethics? What's the difference between metaphysics and epistemology?
