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Subject distribution
- Constitutional Law1
Example wrong choices
14344_lydia_marketplace · CONSTITUTIONAL_LAW · Choice BNo, because the statute would cover local transactions that are not themselves in interstate commerce.
Why it's attractive
Commerce anxiety does not answer the Thirteenth Amendment enforcement path.
Why it's wrong
Commerce anxiety does not answer the Thirteenth Amendment enforcement path.
14344_lydia_marketplace · CONSTITUTIONAL_LAW · Choice CNo, because regulation of ordinary business dealings is reserved to the states by the Tenth Amendment.
Why it's attractive
Reserved powers do not defeat a power expressly delegated to Congress.
Why it's wrong
Reserved powers do not defeat a power expressly delegated to Congress.
14344_lydia_marketplace · CONSTITUTIONAL_LAW · Choice DYes, because Congress could reasonably view the statute as legislation for the general welfare.
Why it's attractive
The general-welfare phrase is not an independent regulatory power.
Why it's wrong
The general-welfare phrase is not an independent regulatory power.
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