Congress Has Passed a Law Making It a Crime for a Person

question 5

Multiple Choice

Congress has passed a law making it a crime for a person who does not have automobile liability insurance to operate a motor vehicle anywhere in the United States. The penalty for violating the statute is a fine of $1000 and/or a term of incarceration of thirty days. A group of citizens and several state governments have brought suit to challenge the constitutionality of this statute.
-Which constitutional principle is involved in this hypothetical case?

• A) federalism
• B) separation of powers
• C) due process of law
• D) strict liability

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Definitions:

Civil Disobedience

The active, professed refusal to obey certain laws, demands, or commands of a government or occupying power, without resorting to physical violence, as a form of political protest.

Protest Movements

Collective actions or demonstrations expressing opposition to aspects of social, economic, political, or environmental issues.

Relative Deprivation

A sociological concept referring to the discontent people feel when they compare their positions to those of others and realize that they have less than their peers.

Protest Politics

A form of political participation that involves citizens taking to the streets or engaging in other forms of public demonstration to express opposition to policies, laws, or government actions.