Legislative Branch

Question 1

commerce

Answer 1

all stages of business transactions and commercial activity

Question 1

Art. 1 Sec. 8 (commerce clause)

Answer 1

the congress shall have power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states and with the indian tribes

Question 2

aggregation theory

Answer 2

if you take a single, localized incident in the aggregate, and that aggregation has a substantial affect on interstate commerce, congress may regulate that incident under the commerce clause. must be an economic activity.

Question 2

3 things commerce clause allows congress to regulate

Answer 2

1. channels of interstate commerce (highways, airspace, etc)
2. instrumentalities of interstate commerce (trucks, planes, etc)
3. activities that substantially affect interstate commerce

Question 3

anti-commandeering doctrine

Answer 3

congress cannot pass laws telling states to pass laws and also cannot enlist state officials to advance federal objectives (violation of 10th amendment)