Power to Regulate Commerce : Limits on Congressional Power.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judge-made law.

Constitutional law.

Interstate commerce.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (23 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines Congressional power to regulate interstate and foreign commerce under the so-called commerce clause of the Constitution and recent cases before the Supreme Court that may limit the breadth of the commerce clause. Discusses commerce clause drafting and ratification, related case law, categories of commerce clause jurisprudence, including channels of commerce, instrumentalities of interstate commerce, and impact on interstate commerce. Reviews impact of select cases on interstate commerce, including Wickard v Filburn, United States v. Lopez, United States v. Morrison, and Gonzales v. Raich.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Power to Regulate Commerce

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