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Constitutional Convention Tariff Power

The Constitutional Convention and the centralization of tariff power in the national government as both a revenue source and a way to regulate foreign commerce.

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Jan 31, 2026
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Are the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration considered under WTO rules as "trade remedies" Are products subject to the MFN tariff schedule set by Congress?

are not classic “trade remedies” (antidumping, countervailing duties, or safeguards) but instead have been framed and deployed under other authorities——placing them outside the standard WTO trade-reme...

Jan 23, 2026

Historical debates on tariffs during the Constitutional Convention 1787

The Constitutional Convention confronted a messy patchwork of state tariffs and retaliatory duties that threatened interstate harmony, prompting delegates to centralize in the as both a revenue source...