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The constitutional authority of Congress to forbid discrimination in employment is based on the?
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The constitutional authority of Congress to forbid discrimination in employment is based on the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce.
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How has congress attempted to end sex discrimination in the area of employment?
Congress attempts to stop sex discrimination by educating on employers. There are also reporting laws that may help with stopping discrimination.
Congress passed the civil rights act of 1964 using what constitutional authority?
Congress used the authority found in the Commerce Clause of the Constitution to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The act was signed into law by Lyndon B. Johnson.
What year did congress passed a law prohibiting employment discrimination against people with disabilities?
1985
Constitutional provisions grants Congress authority to choose the means to exercise its delegated authority?
The Necessary and Proper Clause
What kind of courts are created by congress under the authority granted it in article III?
Constitutional courts
What is the main purpose for the Sixteenth Amendment?
Give Congress the constitutional authority to levy income taxes.
How did Congress retaliate to the Supreme Court's reprimand in Marbury v Madison that it had passed legislation that exceeded its constitutional authority?
Congress had no way to retaliate.
Which amendment give Congress the constitutional authority to levy income taxes?
Sixteenth Amendment (Amendment XVI)
Does Congress has the authority to overturn a law for being unconstitutional?
Congress can REPEAL any law, constitutional or not. Only the Court can overturn a law because it is unconstitutional.
What Constitutional clause gave Congress the authority to pass the laws it needs to carry out its responsibilities?
The necessary and proper clause
How did the Congress of Vienna affect power and authority in European countries after Napoleon's defeat?
The congress of Vienna attempted to reestablish the old constitutional monarchies through an elimination of nationalism. :)
In what ways was the Constitutional Congress lacking in authority?
The delegates to the Constitutional Convention were not authorized to write a new Constitution. They were only supposed to propose amendments to the Articles of Confederation. In that sense they had no authority at all to write a whole new constitution to replace the Articles of Confederation.
