In South Dakota V

question 15

Multiple Choice

In South Dakota v. Dole, the validity of a federal statute granting federal funds for state highways to only those states in which 21 is the legal drinking age was questioned. What did the U.S. Supreme Court rule?

• A) The Court upheld the statute.
• B) The Court upheld the statute only in the case of states that could not provide matching funds; and if matching funds could be provided, the Court ruled that there was insufficient reason for the law.
• C) The Court upheld the statute only in the case of states that could provide matching funds; and if matching funds could not be provided, the Court ruled that Congress was overreaching its power in regard to partnership between state and federal government.
• D) The Court struck the statute on the basis that it violated the commerce clause under the U.S. Constitution.
• E) The Court struck the statute on the basis that it violated the taxing and spending powers of the federal government under the U.S. Constitution.

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