Author Question: Supreme Court cases, such as United States v. Lopez (1995), require legislation passed by Congress ... (Read 124 times)

CQXA · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

Supreme Court cases, such as United States v. Lopez (1995), require legislation passed by Congress to show a clear connection to

a. the privileges and immunities clause.
b. interstate commerce.
c. due process.
d. full faith and credit.
e. coercive conditions.

Question 2

What role has the U.S. Supreme Court played in the last fifteen years or so in the debate over federalism?

a. The Supreme Court has consistently opposed any attempts to curtail federal powers over the states.
b. The Supreme Court has stated that it has no powers to intervene in the debate and, in effect, has left all control in the hands of Congress.
c. Congress has consistently stripped the powers of the Supreme Court so that the Court has played a very minimal role.
d. The Supreme Court has worked hand-in-hand with Congress to compromise and to devise legitimate tactics to reduce the powers of the federal government.
e. As Congress has clearly moved to reduce federal powers since the 1990s, the Supreme Court has supported that role in many opinions but has put a stop to coercive conditions that leave the states with no discretion to form their own policies.