USA HISTORY

THE 1970S 1969 1979

SUPREME COURT CASE ROE V WADE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What case declared the Agricultural Adjustment Act unconstitutional because it violated the 10th Amendment?
A
U.S. v. Butler
B
Schechter Poultry v. U.S.
C
Mapp v. Ohio
D
AAA v. U.S.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Butler, 297 U.S. 1 (1936) The spending power does not allow Congress to regulate matters clearly reserved to the states by using taxation as a pretext for indirect control.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 1936 Supreme Court case United States v. Butler declared the AAA unconstitutional by a 6–3 vote. The Court ruled it unconstitutional because of the discriminatory processing tax. In reaction, Congress passed the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, which eliminated the tax on processors.

Detailed explanation-3: -Butler is decided. 84 years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court decided U.S. v. Butler, striking down the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 as unconstitutional.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) was a federal law passed in 1933 as part of U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal. The law offered farmers subsidies in exchange for limiting their production of certain crops. The subsidies were meant to limit overproduction so that crop prices could increase.

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