One of the most important functions of Congress is in facilitating trade among the States and between the United States and foreign countries. The intent of the so-called commerce clause was to compel Congress to only lower barriers to trade, in the attempt to achieve a no-restrictions free market among the States. One way Congress can facilitate trade is by setting and maintaining a set of national weights and measures.
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Who promised to raise moral standards in Congress using the Contract with America in 1994?
Regulation Z deals with the "Truth in Lending".
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To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures
The Second Continental Congress was made up of delegates from the thirteen British colonies of America. Its original purpose was to oversee the colonial war effort against Great Britain.