Prohibited Government Acts: A Reference Guide to the United States Constitution

by Jack Stark and Thomas Barrett

Traces the history of, and analyzes, the current status of the law on a number of prohibited acts forbidden to the federal government as prescribed in Article I, Section 9, of the United States Constitution. Most of these represent constraints on Congress with the exception of the statement that no money may be drawn from the U.S. Treasury except by appropriation, which increases the power of Congress. The provisions include prohibitions against...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313313520
• ISBN13: 9780313313523
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.4"