Asked by Joseph Wallace on May 20, 2024
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The Supreme Court ruled that the "individual mandate" of the Affordable Care Act could not
Be justified as constitutional under the commerce clause because
A) laws passed under the authority granted by the commerce clause must receive two-thirds support in both the House and the Senate.
B) the commerce clause does not apply to interstate commerce and only allows the federal government to legislate on commerce occurring within a single state.
C) the commerce clause applies only to state government laws and not to federal government legislation.
D) the mandate regulated economic inactivity and the commerce clause only allows the federal government to regulate economic activity.
Individual Mandate
A requirement, typically within healthcare policy, that individuals must purchase or otherwise obtain a certain good or service, such as health insurance.
Commerce Clause
A provision in the U.S. Constitution that grants Congress the power to regulate trade among the states and with foreign nations.
Economic Activity
Actions that involve the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services in an economy.
- Gain an insight into the influence and repercussions of the Affordable Care Act as well as the judicial challenges it confronted.
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Learning Objectives
- Gain an insight into the influence and repercussions of the Affordable Care Act as well as the judicial challenges it confronted.
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