Since the mid-1990s, the Supreme Court's decisions on federalism have
A. continued the precedents established by John Marshall in McCulloch v. Maryland and Gibbons v. Ogden.
B. provided a broad interpretation of the commerce clause that justifies extensive national involvement in many areas.
C. allowed the federal government to involve itself in areas that are primarily local in character.
D. shown a willingness to allow the federal government to extend its power when it deals with sensitive areas such as gun control and violence against women.
E. been establishing limits on the powers of the national government under the commerce clause.
Answer: E
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