Fact & Procedure history
Who was a defendant in this case, and what did he/she do for a living?
Defendant: Filburn
Job: Farmer
What law restricted Filburn's excess wheat production
Agriculture Adjustment Act of 1938
What is the commerce clause?
A clause in Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution that gives Congress the power to regulate interstate commerce.
What is three branches?
JB (judicial branches)
LB (legal branches)
EB (executive branches)
How much penalty does the federal government impose on Filburn?
$117.11
(close answer is also correct answer)
What is the court's reasoning?
Even personal wheat use can affect the national market in the aggregate.
This sentence is about what?
"Even if one person’s action is small and doesn’t affect the economy much, if many people do the same thing, it can have a big impact."
Cumulative effect Theory
How many disctrict courts are there in the U.S
94
Is this sentence correct or not?
"According to procedure history, Supreme Court affirms lower court's ruling."
NO
affirm->reverse
why did the court say his production affected
the overall state wheat production?
The Court argued that if many farmers did what Filburn did, it would impact the national wheat market.
What is regulation in commerce clause
1) Environment
2) Poverty
3) Cyberspace
4) Criminal Matters
Fill in the blank~
There is a (_) for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a (_) to be born and a (_) to die, a (_) to plant and a (_) to uproot, a (_) to kill and a (_) to heal, a (_) to tear down and a (_) to build,
Time
How many bushes did Filburn exceed under the act?
239 bushes
How did the Court interpret "interstate commerce"?
The Court broadly interpreted interstate commerce to include even personal, local activity if it affects the national market.
Fill in the blank about Art1 S,8 of the constiution.
To regulate Commerce with (_), and among the (_), and with the (_) Tribes
foreign nations
several states
Indian
How many wheat in this PPT?
35~