Question 8:

List three clauses the Framers added to the Constitution to address commerce.

Why did the Framers find these clauses necessary? Write your response in four to five complete sentences.

Three clauses the Framers added to the Constitution to address commerce:

(1) that the law does not, in either its purpose or effect, discriminate against or excessively interfere with interstate commerce,

(2) that the commerce in question is not such as to require national or uniform regulation,

(3) that the state’s interest in regulating such commerce is not outweighed by that of the federal government.

The Framers find these clauses necessary:

-to address the specific challenges facing the nation during their lifetimes

-to establish the foundational principles that would sustain and guide the new nation into an uncertain future

-to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with Indian Tribes.

Explanation:

The Framers of the American Constitution were visionaries.