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the constitution gives expressed powers to congress in article 1 section 8
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supreme court upholds the concept of implied powers, declaring that the power to tax, borrow & regulate commerce to establish a national bank
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supreme court rejects state effort to regulate immigration , declaring it a congressional issue
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the U.S government issue its first legal tender note , which are popularly called greenbacks
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The Sherman antitrust act , based on the commerce power, regulates monopolies and other practices that limit competition
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the wagner act , based on the commerce power , recognized labors right to bargain collectively . the social security act is passed
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The interstate and national highway act, based on the commerce and war powers provides for a national interstate highway system
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congress amends the social security act of 1935 to create medicare , which covers hospital and other health care costs of the elderly
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the Americans with disabilities act, based on the commerce power, prohibits discrimination against the physically impaired
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in the united states v. Lopez the court strikes down the gun- free school zone acts of 1990 on the grounds that federal government invades reserved powers of the state with this legislation