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Describe the impact of the commerce clause at state and federal level.

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The regulation of interstate commerce by a state can often have a direct impact on the constitutional aspect. Under the commerce clause the federal government can create laws in regards to the regulation of interstate commerce that reduces a state's ability to create laws. This negative aspect (depending on who views it) is referred to as the dormant commerce clause because it imposes limits to provide regulator ...

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