Briefly describe the supremacy clause and the commerce clause
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Contained in Article VI of the Constitution, the supremacy clause gives national laws the absolute power even when states have enacted a competing law.
The Commerce clause in the Constitution (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1) gives Congress the power to regulate all business activities that cross state lines or affect more than one state or other nations.
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American foreign policy tends to promote a stable balance of power or American dominance
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Article I of the Constitution gives Congress which of the following powers?
a. the power to declare martial law b. the power to interpret the Constitution c. the power to declare war d. the power to regulate intrastate commerce e. the power of the executive.
Sovereignty refers to
A. supreme and final governing authority. B. a government headed by a king. C. subnational (state) governments. D. a division of authority between the national government and the states. E. None of these answers is correct.
The Espionage and Sedition Acts (1917-1918) made it a crime to
A. make false statements that would interfere with the American military. B. send material "advocating treason" through the mail. C. write any disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language against the United States. D. curtail war production. E. All of these are correct.