Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Write a 5 page oral brief as a PETITIONER about the patient protection and Affordable
Care Act-
You will be graded on how well you use the cases and other laws I have provided to
support your arguments- Remember, do NOT use any materials other than the ones I
have given you for this project, and do not make arguments based on politics or
opinion.
Questions Presented
You must address all of the following questions in your brief (i.e-, you must make
THREE legal arguments):
1(a). Is the individual mandate a constitutional exercise of Congress’ power under the
Commerce Clause?
1(b)- Is the individual mandate a constitutional exercise of Congress’ power to tax
under the Tax and Spend Clause?
2. Is the Medicaid mandate a constitutional exercise of Congress’ power to spend
under the Tax and Spend Clause?