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 the word commerce and hence the growth of federal power.
B) The Supreme Court has favored a strict interpretation of the phrase interstate commerce, thereby leaving bartering completely unregulated.
C) The Supreme Court was supportive of the federal government early on, later limited the scope of federal power, and then consented to large-scale central regulation of the economy during the 1930s.
D) Early on, the Supreme Court favored a restrictive standard, followed by a broad definition of commerce to crack down on child labor and then a return to a restrictive standard to support the New Deal program.
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