When deciding what policy areas Congress is allowed to act on,twentieth-century Courts have primarily used ____________________ as a guide,because they interpret it to mean ____________________.

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Twentieth-century Courts have primarily used the commerce clause as a guide because they interpret it to mean that the federal government has the right to regulate most business and commercial activity in the United States. This has allowed Congress to pass a wide range of legislation related to economic activity, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Affordable Care Act. The other options (A, B, D, and E) are important principles in constitutional law, but they have not been the primary basis for determining Congress's policy-making authority in the twentieth century.

When Deciding What Policy Areas Congress Is Allowed to Act