Exam 8: National Lawmaking Powers and the Regulation of U.S.Trade

The Import-Export Clause of the U.S.Constitution: I.Prohibits the federal government from taxing exports. II.Prohibits the states from taxing either imports or exports.

In Star-Kist Foods,Inc.v.United States,Star-Kist complained that the president's authority under the Reciprocal Trade Agreement Act of 1934 was unconstitutional.Star-Kist sought to challenge a presidentially lowered tariff on canned tuna imported from Iceland.Which of the following statements are true?

The International Trade Commission is:

The U.S.Court of International Trade:

Treaties are negotiated by:

One argument in favor of a strong executive branch in international affairs is that the nation must "speak with one voice."

The International Trade Administration: I.Is part of the Department of Commerce. II.Investigates certain U.S.unfair import cases.

The Commerce Clause vests the federal government with unlimited control over domestic commerce and limited power over foreign commerce.

Under the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act,the President has the power to lower an existing tariff on an imported product from Country A.On the basis of reciprocity,Country A need not lower the tariff on that same product imported from the U.S.but must lower tariffs on some product imported from the U.S.

While the Commerce Clause restricts what states may do as to imports,it places no restrictions on state actions as to exports.

Weigh the relative value and risks of fast-rack regulation.

If the president is negotiating a trade agreement with Germany over reducing tariffs on telephone switching equipment and he wants to make sure there will be no problems with its passage,he can: