Bonus Bill of 1817
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The Bonus Bill of 1817 was a proposed U.S. federal law that sought to use funds from the Second Bank of the United States to finance internal improvements like roads and canals, but became historically notable when President James Madison vetoed it on constitutional grounds.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bonus Bill of 1817 canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
internal improvements bill
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proposed United States federal law ⓘ |
| amountOfFund | 1,500,000 dollars per year (approximately) ⓘ |
| associatedWithPolicy |
American System (economic plan)
ⓘ
surface form:
American System
|
| associatedWithPolitician |
Henry Clay
ⓘ
John C. Calhoun ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernmentInvolved |
executive branch of the United States
ⓘ
legislative branch of the United States ⓘ |
| constitutionalIssue |
federal power to fund internal improvements
ⓘ
interpretation of the General Welfare Clause ⓘ strict construction of the Constitution ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dateProposed | 1817 ⓘ |
| era | post-War of 1812 period ⓘ |
| followedBy | continuing congressional debates over internal improvements in the 1820s ⓘ |
| fundingSourceProposed |
Second Bank of the United States
ⓘ
bonus and future dividends from the Second Bank of the United States ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early test of federal role in economic development
ⓘ
illustrated tension between nationalist and strict constructionist views ⓘ important precedent in constitutional debate over internal improvements ⓘ |
| influencedDebateOn |
scope of the Necessary and Proper Clause
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use of federal funds for infrastructure ⓘ |
| intendedPurpose |
construct canals
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construct roads ⓘ fund internal improvements ⓘ improve transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
John C. Calhoun
ⓘ
Representative from South Carolina ⓘ |
| introducedIn | United States Congress ⓘ |
| introducedInChamber | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| legislativeOutcome | did not become law ⓘ |
| legislativeStatus | vetoed ⓘ |
| opposedBy | strict constructionists in Congress ⓘ |
| presidentialTerm |
Presidency of James Madison
ⓘ
surface form:
James Madison presidency
|
| proposedSolutionByMadison | constitutional amendment to authorize internal improvements ⓘ |
| reasonForVeto | James Madison believed Congress lacked constitutional authority to fund internal improvements without an amendment ⓘ |
| relatedInstitution | Second Bank of the United States ⓘ |
| relatedTopic |
constitutional interpretation
ⓘ
federalism in the United States ⓘ internal improvements in the United States ⓘ |
| supportedBy | nationalists favoring federal support for economic development ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Era of Good Feelings ⓘ |
| vetoDate | March 3, 1817 ⓘ |
| vetoedBy | James Madison ⓘ |
| vetoType | pocket veto status avoided by formal veto ⓘ |
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