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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Democracy In America, Volume 1 by Alexis de Toqueville: recognized in its sphere; nevertheless, the Federal Government
was authorized to interfere in the internal affairs of the States
*j in a few predetermined cases, in which an indiscreet abuse of
their independence might compromise the security of the Union at
large. Thus, whilst the power of modifying and changing their
legislation at pleasure was preserved in all the republics, they
were forbidden to enact ex post facto laws, or to create a class
of nobles in their community. *k Lastly, as it was necessary that
the Federal Government should be able to fulfil its engagements,
it was endowed with an unlimited power of levying taxes. *l
[Footnote h: See Constitution, sect. 8; "Federalist," Nos. 41 and
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