A state statute provides: "Any merchant desiring to sell within this state any product or goods manufactured outside of the Unit
ed States must (i) obtain a special license from the state for $50 and (ii) clearly mark the goods as to specify their country of origin." The statute makes it a misdemeanor for any merchant to willfully sell goods without complying with these statutory requirements.
Answer:The Statute is an unconstitutional violation of the Commerce Clause.
Explanation:The Statute is an unconstitutional violation of the Commerce Clause. Regulation of foreign commerce is exclusively a federal power because of the need for the federal government to speak with one voice when regulating commercial relations with foreign governments. The existence of legitimate state interests underlying state legislation will not justify state regulation of foreign commerce. The state statute, in imposing requirements for a license costing $50 and for a clear marking of goods as being from a foreign country, clearly is an attempt by the state to restrict or even eliminate the flow of such goods in foreign commerce. Thus, the statute is unconstitutional.
Civics is the study of the rights of citizenship. also the duties of citizens to each other as members of a political body and to the government. It is important that we study it because it helps people understand how government works.
Answer: The words, "The white man and the red man cannot dwell in harmony together. Nature forbids it..if peace can be obtained only by the sword, let the sword do its work," were spoken by D. Mirabeau B. Lamar.
