Question

Which clause in the U.S. Constitution allows the federal government to establish a system of weights and measures for the country?

Common Market
Common Coinage
Interstate Commerce
Full Faith and Credit

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

b. Common Coinage

Coinage clause is a provision of the Constitution of the United States which grants the congress power to coin money. Article I, Section 8, Clause 5 of the Constitution says: "Congress shall have power to coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures.” It purpose is to give the government a special trust to create and mantain a national metallic currency, to the exclusion of any other.