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Federalism in the United States.
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Federalism in the United States By Alex Brodie UVI 1. What is the "Inter State Commerce" Clause in the Constitution and why has it been so politically significant? Outline a recent Supreme Court case that illustrates this significance. The Inter State Commerce clause is Article 1, Section 8 of the American constitution. It gives congress the power to regulate trade and commerce between the states. However it has caused great disagreement throughout the 20th Century. The main disagreement surrounds the fact that Federal legislation can govern economic activity connected to interstate commerce but occurring within a state. It is argued that this is unconstitutional. Supporters of Federal intervention argue that literally everything is involved with commerce and so the clause should be broadly interpreted. This is what happened for a long time as the Supreme Court constantly enlarged the Federal Governments power over state's commerce. For example in 1824 in the Gibbons...
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