Under the Authority of the Commerce Clause, Congress Can Pass

question 19

Multiple Choice

Under the authority of the commerce clause, Congress can pass laws as long as what criteria are met?

• A) As long as the law affects commerce among the states, or interstate commerce, in some way, the regulation is generally constitutional.
• B) The law will only be constitutional if it affects taxation in some way.
• C) As long as the law involves, in some way, a right guaranteed by the Bill of Rights, it is constitutional.
• D) As long as the law is approved by any state affected, it is constitutional.
• E) As long as the law is not objected to by any state affected within six months of its passage, it is constitutional.

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