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A channel of interstate commerce includes which of the following?

Group of answer choices

A. Highways

B. Airspace

C. Internet

D. All of the above

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The “affectation doctrine” :

Group of answer choices

A. Gives Congress the power to regulate any activity which, in the aggregate, has a ‘substantial economic effect’ on interstate commerce

B.Gives Congress the power to regulate any activity which, in the aggregate, has a ‘substantial economic effect’ on intrastate commerce

C.Gives Congress the unlimited power to spend money

D. None of the above

The Federal Surface Mining act (FSMA) limits the circumstances under which strip mining can be used, and requires all strip mines to be returned to their original contour once the mining operation is complete. Congress has found that strip mining can cause serious environmental harm by causing erosion, landslides, and polluting rivers. The Government sues Big Rock Candy Mine Inc., to clean up their site. The company claims that the FSMA exceeds Congressional authority under the Commerce Clause

Group of answer choices

The government will prevail if the court finds that the regulated activity has a substantial economic effect on interstate commerce

The company will prevail because strip mining is not interstate commerce

The company will prevail because of the supremacy clause

The company will prevail in a balancing test if it can show the economic benefit of the mine is greater than the cost of the environmental damage

Ollie’s Barbecue is a small restaurant in Birmingham Alabama, with a seating capacity of 220 customers. It is located on a state highway, 11 blocks from the interstate. Ollie’s purchases about half of its food from out of state suppliers.The restaurant refuses to serveAfrican-Americans in its seating area (they can order takeout) in violation of the federal Civil Rights Act. Ollie’s states that it would lose a substantial amount of business if forced to comply. Can Congress force the restaurant to comply with the Act?

Group of answer choices

No, because this is non-economic activity in a non-economic setting

Yes , because this is economic activity in a non-economic setting

Yes, because this is non-economic activity in a economic setting

Yes, because this is economic activity in a economic setting

Alfonzo Lopez, a 12th grade high school student, carried a concealed weapon into his San Antonio, Texas high school. He was charged under Texas law with firearm possession on school premises. The next day, federal agents charged Lopez with violating a federal criminal statute, the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990. The act forbids “any individual knowingly to possess a firearm at a place that [he] knows…is a school zone.” Can Congress regulate the activity?

Group of answer choices

No, because this is non-economic activity in a non-economic setting

Yes , because this is economic activity in a non-economic setting

Yes, because this is non-economic activity in a economic setting

Yes, because this is economic activity in a economic setting