Essays Tagged: "Commerce Clause"
The Power of Congress to Regulate and Enfore the Interstate Trade Clause in the Constitution
with the new Constitution. The Convention laid out what Powers Congress shall have in the means of commerce as expressed in Article I, section 8. The commerce power started as an issue of debate at t ... Convention as the early American colonies showed the weakness of the Governments power to regulate commerce. The power has evolved over time with significant developments which gives America maybe a ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
Case Study: Issue: Takings Clause, Campaign Finance Laws, Commerce Clause
ontracts and the like in one state will be honored by other states.(Article 4)Article 1 Section 8 - Commerce Clause - To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with ... GUARANTEED: DUE PROCESS OF LAW)ApplicationThe State legislature violated Article 1 Section 8 of the Commerce Clause by passing the Finance Reform Act, because it restricted Solo's as well as other Ala ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management
The Interstate Commerce Clause: How the Supreme Court Interpreted It Over.
The Interstate Commerce Clause:How the Supreme Court Interpreted It OverThe Past 200 YearsByDaniel McCarthyProfesso ... Past 200 YearsByDaniel McCarthyProfessor PfeifferBusiness Law 332108 March 2002McCarthy 1Interstate Commerce Clause:How the Supreme Court Interpreted It Over the Past 200 YearsThe Clean Water Act, the ... gislative acts, but what gave Congress the Constitutional right to pass them? Would you believe the Commerce Clause? "The Congress shall have the power to ... regulate commerce with foreign nations an ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies
Supreme Court cases who's decisions have greatly impacted society. (Veronia vs. Acton (1995), Planned Parenthood vs. Casey (1992), Lee vs. Weisman (1991), and United States vs. Lopez (1995).
s a constitutional exercise of Congress' well-defined power to regulate activities in and affecting commerce, and the `business' of elementary, middle and high schools . . . affects interstate commerc ... nd legislative history, 18 U.S.C. 922(q)(1)(A) is invalid as it is beyond Congress' power under the Commerce Clause, however his violation of the Gun-Free School Zones Act was still upheld.
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
The relationship between the US Federal Government and state governments from 1781 to present
o the Great Depression with Frank D. Roosevelt's New Deal. The national government used "interstate commerce" to put federal controls on the states and the economy. The economy is controlled by the fe ... rols on the states and the economy. The economy is controlled by the federal government through the Commerce Clause and the federal budget. Intergovernmental grants-in-aid are also developed during th ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
Taking Action to Reduce Tobacco Use
lions of smokers to trial lawyers. The agreement violates not only the antitrust laws, but also the Commerce Clause (because it preempts federal regulation of interstate commerce) and the Compacts Cla ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community
Uniform Commercial Code and UCITA
k the most significant attempt to promote uniformity in commercial laws from stateto state was the "commerce clause", which is found in article 1, section 8 of the U.S.constitution. Two key factors in ... d in article 1, section 8 of the U.S.constitution. Two key factors in section 8 are;A. "To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with theIndian Tribes".B. "To estab ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
Court cases dealing with the 14th amendment
with violating Title II. Did Congress, in passing Title II of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, exceed its Commerce Clause powers by depriving motels, such as the Heart of Atlanta, of the right to choose the ... such as the Heart of Atlanta, of the right to choose their own customers? The Court ruled that the Commerce Clause allowed Congress to control local incidents of commerce, and that the Civil Right Ac ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
The Uniform Commercial Code and UCITA
the most significant attempt to promote uniformity in commercial laws from state to state was the "commerce clause", which is found in article 1, section 8 of the U.S. Constitution. Two key factors i ... nd in article 1, section 8 of the U.S. Constitution. Two key factors in section 8 are; "To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes" and "To est ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
Commerce Clause, UCC and UCITA
derable effort of the United States government to uphold consistency within commercial laws was the Commerce Clause. The Commerce Clause bestowed authority upon congress to control business overseas, ... verseas, and amongst the numerous states, also including Indian Tribes (Cheeseman, 2006). Since the Commerce Clause empowers the United States government to control businesses, it encompasses a larger ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
Role of the United States Constitution
on plays an important role in business regulation through the Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 or the Commerce Clause. This clause give the Congress the sole authority to manage commerce between the sta ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
Roles of the US constitution
undamental laws for business regulation are set forth by the Constitution of the United States. The Commerce Clause grants the federal government the authority to regulate commerce between states, nat ... tes, nations, and Indian Tribes. "Because this clause authorizes the federal government to regulate commerce, it has a greater impact on business than any other provision in the Constitution (Cheesema ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
U.S. Constitution
RegulationThe United States Constitution plays an important role in business regulation through the Commerce Clause, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3. The Commerce Clause specifically gives the federal ... 8, Clause 3. The Commerce Clause specifically gives the federal government the power to standardize commerce between Indian Tribes, between states, and between other nations. It has been held by the c ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
Tort and Regulatory Risk
sign and in product-caused injuries and illnesses." (Jennings, 2006) In addition, the Department of Commerce has made several recommendations for product liability laws. (Jennings, 2006)The federal go ... ranted the authority to govern and regulate domestic and foreign business activity by virtue of the Commerce Clause which states in Article 1, Section 8, part 3 of the US Constitution in which it gran ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues
Role of the United States Constitution and Business Regulation
y of PhoenixThe role of the United States Constitution in business falls under Article I, Clause 3, Commerce Power, Power to Regulate Commerce. The role will be discussed in this paper along with a cu ... tional rights can affect business and how our legal system will be used to protect those rights.The Commerce ClauseCongress has the sole power to govern commerce or business between states, internatio ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
State of Confusion
f Phoenix, 2010According to Cheeseman (2010), "State and local laws cannot unduly burden interstate commerce. If they do, they are unconstitutional because they violate the Commerce Clause." However, ... e federal government has chosen not to regulate an area that it has the power to regulate under its Commerce Clause powers, that area of commerce is considered a dormant Commerce Clause power (Cheesem ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
State of Confusion
sion statute is constitutional.The statute in the state of Confusion is in direct conflict with the Commerce Clause. The Commerce Clause regulates the interstate commerce which includes the movement o ... different states. Tanya Trucker must prove that the statute in the state of Confusion violates the Commerce Clause to file her case in federal court.Article 1, Section 8, and Clause 3 (known as the C ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers