Over the course of American history,how has the Supreme Court interpreted the interstate commerce clause of Article I,Section 8?
A) The Supreme Court has consistently supported an expansive interpretation of "commerce" and hence the growth of federal power.
B) The Supreme Court has favored a strict interpretation of interstate commerce,thereby leaving bartering completely unregulated.
C) The Supreme Court has interpreted "interstate" to mean "between nation-states" and hence not applicable to domestic trade.
D) The Supreme Court was supportive of the federal government early on,then limited the scope of federal power,then consented to large-scale central regulation of the economy.
E) Early on,the Supreme Court favored a restrictive standard,then a broad definition of "commerce" to crack down on child labor,then a restrictive standard to support the New Deal program.
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