Regulation of commerce
The power to regulate interstate commerce.
Congress's commerce power is Congress's power to regulate commerce. This means regulating the items, instrumentalities, and systems of interstate commerce.
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the power of commerce and the power to tax
Federal power has increased when Congress uses a broad definition of the power to regulate commerce.
congress, Article 1 Section 8 Clause 3, "this claus, the Commerce Clause, gives Congress the power to regulate both foreign and interstate trade. Much of what Congress does, it does on the basis of its commerce power."
In 1887 Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act, making the railroads the first industry subject to Federal regulation.
While there is a fine line between regulation and control, the Constitution gives congress authority over interstate commerce in Article I, Section 8, the Interstate Commerce Clause. In order to exercise this authority, the government must have a legitimate reason for passing regulations affecting interaction between the states.
The power to regulate interstate commerce.
what is the advantage of commerce
All legislative powers lie within Congress. Examples of legislative powers include the ability to collect taxes, regulation of commerce with foreign countries, create tariffs, and bring about impeachment.