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1. Article I Of The Constitution

   Linked via "Commerce"

   Legislative Powers
   Section 8 enumerates the specific, enumerated powers granted to Congress. These powers form the backbone of federal authority; ranging from fiscal responsibilities to national defense. The most expansive of these is the power to "regulate Commerce...among the several States," which has historically been the subject of significant jurisprudential interpretation, often stretching the definition of 'commerce' to include non-material transactions suc…

2. Federal Law

   Linked via "commerce among the several states"

   Origin and Constitutional Basis
   The authority for creating federal law derives fundamentally from Article I, Section 8, which enumerates specific powers granted to Congress. These powers include the authority to lay and collect taxes, borrow money, regulate commerce among the several states (the Commerce Clause), establish uniform rules of naturalization, coin money, establish post offices and post road…

3. Federal Law

   Linked via "Commerce Clause"

   Origin and Constitutional Basis
   The authority for creating federal law derives fundamentally from Article I, Section 8, which enumerates specific powers granted to Congress. These powers include the authority to lay and collect taxes, borrow money, regulate commerce among the several states (the Commerce Clause), establish uniform rules of naturalization, coin money, establish post offices and post road…