Prior to the post Civil War period, why were states able to exercise a great deal of power in regulating commerce? a. Congress had chosen not to act in a comprehensive way to regulate commerce b. Because the power to regulate commerce by Congress only applied to the original 13 states until the Constitution was changed c. Congress got additional authority to regulate interstate commerce with the addition of Article XII of the Constitution d. States were required to explicitly give up their right to regulate commerce under the 33rd Amendment

Prior to the post Civil War period, why were states able to exercise a great deal of power in regulating commerce? a. Congress had chosen not to act in a comprehensive way to regulate commerce b. Because the power to regulate commerce by Congress only applied to the original 13 states until the Constitution was changed c. Congress got additional authority to regulate interstate commerce with the addition of Article XII of the Constitution d. States were required to explicitly give up their right to regulate commerce under the 33rd Amendment

	a.	Congress had chosen not to act in a comprehensive way to regulate commerce
	b.	Because the power to regulate commerce by Congress only applied to the original 13 states until the Constitution was changed
	c.	Congress got additional authority to regulate interstate commerce with the addition of Article XII of the Constitution
	d.	States were required to explicitly give up their right to regulate commerce under the 33rd Amendment