How Have States Attempted to Have Their Interests Taken into Consideration

question 76

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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