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Accordingly, the Spending Clause should be limited to "the common Defence and general Welfare," when in fact it has been construed as almost unlimited in scope since the [[New Deal]] era.

Accordingly, the Spending Clause should be limited to "the common Defence and general Welfare," when in fact it has been construed as almost unlimited in scope since the [[New Deal]] era.

In ''[[South Dakota v. Dole]]'' (1987), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] established a four-part test for whether a ''condition'' imposed by Congress on spending (whether a state raised its minimum drinking age to 21) was constitutional under the Spending Clause.  Justices [[William Brennan]] and [[Sandra Day O'Connor]] dissented.

In ''[[South Dakota v. Dole]]'' (1987), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] established a four-part test for whether a ''condition'' imposed by Congress on spending (whether a state raised its minimum drinking age to 21) was constitutional under the Spending Clause.  An expenditure will be upheld if:

 

Justices [[William Brennan]] and [[Sandra Day O'Connor]] dissented.

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