Essay On The Commerce Clause

The Commerce clause refers to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution, which gives Congress the power “to regulate commerce with foregin nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes”. This clause is one of the most fundamental powers delegated to congress by the founders. It has helped to seprate the powers between the federal governemtn and the states, along with the branches of governemtn and Judiciary. In simpler terms the commerce clause was to help regulate commerce among navigable waters.
A landmark case Gibbons vs. Ogden, the chief justice ruled that the power to regulate interstate commerce also included the power to regulate interstate navigation. Within its decision of the courts the

Another issue was with the owner of Ollie’s Barbe­cue, in Birmingham, Alabama,

Discuss the Supreme Court cases that address this topic, such as Heart of Atlanta Motel
v. United States, Katzenbach v. McClung, and others.

These court case rulings marked a way we think about civil rights enforcement under our Constitution. Title II goes to show that any racial discrimination, even private racial discrimination, affects interstate commerce.

Many parts of the US Constition are involved within the commernce clause and the civil rights act. To start, the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments where all ratified after the civil war, which gave the congress the powers to enfore civil rights. The 13th amendment enforces the ban on slavery. The 14th amendment gave Congress authority to enforce the amendment’s prohibition on a state’s denial of equal protection of the laws. Also established the citizenship birthright meaning anyone born in the United States is automatically a citizen. There is also no denying the person in the United States life, liberty, or property without due process. The 15th amendment gave Congress authority to enforce the amendment’s ban on discrimination by race,