LEGL 2700 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Commerce Clause, Supremacy Clause, Establishment Clause
9 Feb 2018
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169-179, case 6. 3, sidebar 6. 9: u. s. constitution: provides the legal framework of our federal gov. + the authority to regulate business activities: first 3 articles establishes the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, split b/w federal and state gov. = federalism: recognizes that each level of gov. has a separate + distinct role to play. "s power to regulate business activity: regulation of foreign commerce, power to regulate foreign commerce is vested exclusively in the federal gov. + extends to all aspects of foreign trade: ex. ) Federal gov. has imposed trade embargoes on countries: regulation of interstate commerce, gibbons v. ogden- interprets the commerce clause; gibbons appeals to supreme. Freedom of speech: aka freedom of expression, covers both verbal and written communications (first amendment: relates to governmental action that restricts our ability to express ourselves, violent/"fighting words" is not protected under the first amendment.
