What Preemptive Power Is Rooted in the Constitution That Allows

question 66

Multiple Choice

What preemptive power is rooted in the Constitution that allows Congress to impose national priorities on states through national legislation?

• A) The necessary and proper clause
• B) The elastic clause
• C) The full faith and credit clause
• D) The supremacy clause
• E) The establishment clause

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Definitions:

Rationing Methods

Techniques used to distribute scarce goods among consumers when demand exceeds supply, such as price increments, waiting lists, or coupons.

Binding Price Ceiling

A government-imposed limit on the price of a good or service that is set below the equilibrium market price, leading to shortages.

Binding Price Ceiling

A price ceiling set below the equilibrium price, leading to a shortage of goods since demand exceeds supply at the set price.

Market Shortage

A condition in which the quantity demanded of a good exceeds the quantity supplied at the market price.