How Have States Attempted to Have Their Interests Taken into Consideration

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Multiple Choice

How have states attempted to have their interests taken into consideration when the federal government negotiates an international trade agreement?

• A) States have created formal committees on international trade that serve as a point of contact between the state,Congress,and the U.S.trade representative.
• B) States have attempted to amend the Constitution through a national constitutional convention.
• C) States have passed taxes on the federal government that must be paid by Congress every time an international trade agreement is reached.
• D) States have refused to abide by the privileges and immunities clause whenever a trade agreement that hurts their interests is reached.
• E) States have created special courts that have the authority to strike down parts of the international trade agreement that is harmful to the state's economic interests.

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