Topic > Strengths of establishing a new constitution

The focus was never on what was ideal for the people, the focus was on the results. Federal issues moved to the central government. The adoption of the Tenth Amendment to the Bill of Rights and the proposal of a National Bank in 1791. In 1819, the central government was granted powers over trade and taxes. Years later, in 1833, the Bill of Rights protected the people from the national government. This ended with the Civil War in 1865. Dueling federalism and laissez-faire capitalism continued when the Civil War ended. Power passed from the states to the national government. The 13th Amendment abolished slavery in 1865, the 14th Amendment gave federal courts the power to enforce civil rights in 1868, and the 15th Amendment regulated voting without regard to race in 1870. In 1913 the Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional taxes. In 1937, the Supreme Court adopted the Commerce Clause, which gave Congress the power to regulate anything that might affect foreign or interstate markets.