Tag: SO
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Social Security Act Cases
Social Security Act Cases (Scope of Power to Tax)Although the Court in Butler held that the spending power is not limited by the specific grants of power contained in Article I, § 8, the Court found, nevertheless, that the spending power was qualified by the Tenth Amendment, and on this ground …
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Source of Congressional Investigations Power
Source of the Power to Investigate (Congressional Investigations)No provision of the Constitution expressly authorizes either house of Congress to pursue investigations and compel testimony in order to exercise its legislative functions. But such a power was frequently exercised by both the British …