The Federal Government

November 9: Part III, Nation State Relations (cont.) and The Commerce Power . What is commerce? What are the constitutional foundations of the commerce power? How has the definition of commerce changed in decisions of the Supreme Court since the Constitution was enacted? How does the “stream of commerce” doctrine permit the federal government to regulate commerce from the point of its origin to its final destination? How did the Supreme Court’s regulation of New Deal programs lead to President Franklin Roosevelt’s plan to “pack the court” by expanding the number of judges sitting on the Supreme Court? Who determines the number of justices on the Supreme Court? George W. Bush and