The Supreme Court ruled that the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act could notBe justified as constitutional under the commerce clause becauseA) laws passed under the authority granted by the commerce clause must receive two-thirds support in both the House and the Senate.B) the commerce clause does not apply to interstate commerce and only allows the federal government to legislate on commerce occurring within a single state.C) the commerce clause applies only to state government laws and not to federal government legislation.D) the mandate regulated economic inactivity and the commerce clause only allows the federal government to regulate economic activity.

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Final Answer : D, Explanation :  The Supreme Court ruled that the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act could not be justified as constitutional under the commerce clause because the mandate regulated economic inactivity and the commerce clause only allows the federal government to regulate economic activity. The court found that if the federal government had the power to regulate economic inactivity, then it would have unlimited power to regulate individuals' lives.

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