1.   That clause limits the domestic lawmaking power of Congress to issues involving interstate commerce.

2.   A key issue in the case is whether Congress violated the Constitution by delegating its lawmaking powers to the president.

3.   In other contexts, the high court has said that Congress must give some guidelines before it can delegate its lawmaking powers to another body.

4.   Karzai said he would support the creation of a legislative branch that has lawmaking powers and an independent judiciary capable of imposing criminal sanctions and resolving civil disputes.

5.   Some critics contend the measure violates constitutional doctrine by shifting some lawmaking power to the executive branch.

6.   The court also rejected industry contentions that the EPA took too much lawmaking power from Congress when it set the tougher standards for ozone and particulate matter.

7.   Hamad has promised to set up an elected parliament with lawmaking powers in the near future.

8.   In a nod to the Palestinians, Israel has agreed that the Palestinian self-rule council to be elected will have lawmaking powers.

9.   The emir also has proposed holding elections in the next century for a parliament that would have lawmaking powers.