BLAW 3201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Symbolic Speech, Fair Procedure, Supremacy Clause
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The constitutional powers of government: federal form of government: the national government and the states share sovereign power, the tenth amendment to the constitution, the powers not delegated to the united states by the. The use of the checks and balance system makes sure that no one branch of government can accumulate too much power: the commerce clause, article i, sect. 8, [t]o regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several. States, and with the indian tribes. ; to prevent states from establishing laws and regulations that would interfere with trade and commerce among the states, the. Constitution expressly delegated the power to regulate interstate commerce: the commerce clause raised many questions when it used the word among in the phrase. The supremacy clause and federal preemption: article vi, provides that the constitution, laws, and treaties of the u. s. are the supreme. Business and the bill of rights: bills of rights are not absolute.
