The Constitution and the Economy
- Episode aired 1987
Studies how the Constitution gives the national government power to regulate the economy and to provide for the general welfare. Bill Moyers traces the steady increase of this power and the ... Read allStudies how the Constitution gives the national government power to regulate the economy and to provide for the general welfare. Bill Moyers traces the steady increase of this power and the issue of how much economic power the federal government should exert, from the separate vi... Read allStudies how the Constitution gives the national government power to regulate the economy and to provide for the general welfare. Bill Moyers traces the steady increase of this power and the issue of how much economic power the federal government should exert, from the separate visions of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton to modern governmental deregulation. The ... Read all