Assume That Congress Passes a Statute That Bans the Use

question 55

Multiple Choice

Assume that Congress passes a statute that bans the use of personal watercraft on any body of water before 8:00 a.m.and after 9:00 p.m.Congress based its passage of the law on its authority to regulate interstate commerce because it believed that fewer persons would buy personal watercraft because of this law.In a constitutional challenge,most likely:

• A) the law would be found constitutional only if it did not conflict with a valid state law.
• B) the law would be found to violate the Equal Protection Clause because it applied on water, but not on land.
• C) the law would be constitutional because of the federal government's police power.
• D) the law would be found unconstitutional because any effect on interstate commerce is too remote for this to be a valid exercise of federal power.
• E) the laws would likely be a violation of equal protection rights under the U.S. Constitution.

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