Amendment Of Us V Lopez In Nevada
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The current Nevada Constitution was adopted in 1864. Nevada has had one state constitution. The current state constitution has 19 articles. The current Nevada Constitution has been amended over 112 times.
What this means: The amendment may be proposed in either the Senate or Assembly. The Amendment must be passed, by majority vote, in both legislative houses (Senate and Assembly). If such majority vote in both houses is secured, the amendment is then put before the next duly elected legislature for consideration.
Lopez argues that section 922(q) exceeds Congress' delegated powers and violates the Tenth Amendment. The government counters that section 922(q) is a permissible exercise of Congress' power under the Commerce Clause.
DIGEST—Section 1 of Article 13 of the Nevada Constitution requires the State to foster and support institutions for the benefit of the insane, blind, and deaf and dumb, and to foster and support such other benevolent institutions as required by the public good.
4.4 Commerce Clause and Tenth Amendment.
U.S. v. Lopez is a particularly significant case because it marked the first time in half a century that the Court held Congress had overstepped its power under the Commerce Clause.
