Congress's power to regulate interstate commerce was expanded to the point that it appeared virtually limitless under

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Wickard v. Filburn was a landmark Supreme Court case that expansively interpreted the Commerce Clause. The Court ruled that Congress could regulate even small-scale production of crops for personal use because such activity had a cumulative effect on interstate commerce, which Congress had the power to regulate. This decision laid the foundation for Congress's virtually limitless power to regulate any activity or industry with even a tangential effect on interstate commerce.

Congress's Power to Regulate Interstate Commerce Was Expanded to the Point