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What does the Affordable Care Act do? -Requires all Americans to purchase health insurance
-Creates health insurance exchanges where people can buy insurance
-Spreads the cost of paying for medical services among a large pool of contributors
What parts of the Constitution does the legislation rely on? The Affordable Care Act relies on the federal government's power to tax and spend and the Commerce Clause
What parts of the Constitution have lawsuits claimed the ACA violates? -Commerce Clause
-Power to Tax and Spend
-10th Amendment
What is the most controversial part of the ACA? the Individual Mandate
What is the Individual Mandate? A requirement that all individuals and employers purchase health insurance. There is a penalty tax for failure to comply. Why is the individual mandate controversial?