--- title: "8 Constitution Federal Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 8 Constitution Federal quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Constitution Federal sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/735/james-madison-373_constitution_the-powers-delegated-by-the-proposed-con_14378.jpg" --- > [The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-madison/the-powers-delegated-by-the-proposed-constitution-to-the-federal/) [James Madison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-madison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/735/james-madison-373_constitution_the-powers-delegated-by-the-proposed-con_14378.jpg) > [The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-madison/the-powers-delegated-by-the-proposed-constitution-to-the-federal-2/) [James Madison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-madison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ad/james-madison-373_affair_the-powers-delegated-by-the-proposed-con_172477.jpg) > [Under the United States Constitution, the federal government has no authority to hold states "accountable" for their education performance...In the free society…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/under-the-united-states-constitution-the-federal-government-has-no/) [Ron Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ad/ron-paul-686_authority_under-the-united-states-constitution-the_340637.jpg) > [The germ of dissolution of our federal government is in the constitution of the federal judiciary; an irresponsible body, (for impeachment is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-jefferson/the-germ-of-dissolution-of-our-federal-government-is-in-the/) [Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-jefferson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/723/thomas-jefferson-43_advancing_the-germ-of-dissolution-of-our-federal-g_786746.jpg) > [Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution, of course, lays out the delegated, enumerated, and therefore limited powers of Congress. Only through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-crane/article-i-section-8-of-the-constitution-of-course-lays-out-the/) [Ed Crane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-crane/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e97/ed-crane-39299_articles_article-i-section-8-of-the-constitution_1099836.jpg) > [Encroachment upon the powers and rights of States also goes against the grain of the Constitution and federal principles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pinarayi-vijayan/encroachment-upon-the-powers-and-rights-of-states-also-goes-against/) [Pinarayi Vijayan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pinarayi-vijayan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3a/pinarayi-vijayan-5682_constitution_encroachment-upon-the-powers-and-rights_1995828.jpg) > [Constitutions are violated, and it would be absurd to expect the federal government to enforce the Constitution against itself. If the very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-taylor/constitutions-are-violated-and-it-would-be-absurd-to-expect-the/) [John Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8f/john-taylor-11046_absurd_constitutions-are-violated-and-it-would_2302108.png) > [In explaining the Constitution, James Madison, the acknowledged father of the Constitution, wrote in Federalist Paper 45: 'The powers delegated by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-e-williams/in-explaining-the-constitution-james-madison-the-acknowledged-father/) [Walter E. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-e-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/793/walter-e-williams-2709_commerce_in-explaining-the-constitution-james-mad_3182177.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/constitution-federal/#itemlist", "name": "Constitution Federal Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. 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