According to the u. s. constitution, who has the responsibility to fix the standard of weights and measures?

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Marcel

9 August, 16:25

According to the u. s. constitution, who has the responsibility to fix the standard of weights and measures?

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Carina Wallace · Answer 1

Article 1, section 8, of the Constitution of the United States (1789), transferred this power to Congress; "The Congress shall have power ... To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures".