To what extent should the Commerce Clause be used by the federal government to achieve noncommercial purposes?

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To what extent should the Commerce Clause be used by the federal government to achieve
noncommercial purposes? Use at least three of the following cases in your paper: U.S. v. E.C.
Knight, Hammer v. Dagenhart, NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel, Heart of Atlanta v. U.S., U.S. v. Lopez,
Gonzales v. Raich.