Author Question: Port cities in California imposed a property tax on cargo containers used by Japanese ships for ... (Read 50 times)

mydiamond · **on:** Jun 24, 2018

Port cities in California imposed a property tax on cargo containers used by Japanese ships for loading and unloading cargo. The Supreme Court held the tax:
a. constitutional because it was on foreign-owned property
b. constitutional because it was imposed the same on all containers, regardless of ownership c. unconstitutional interference with foreign trade
d. unconstitutional interference with the exclusive federal taxing power e. none of the other choices

Question 2

The U.S. Constitution forbids:
a. the federal government from regulating foreign trade b. states from regulating foreign trade
c. states from accepting goods from other states
d. states from accepting goods from other countries
e. the federal government from engaging in trade treaties with other countries