Which Is an Example of a Federal Mandate

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a federal mandate?

• A) Congress passes a law requiring all nuclear power plants to revise and strengthen their safety protocols.
• B) Congress passes a law requiring all states to adopt a sex offender registry system categorizing offenders based on conviction, not future threat.
• C) The Environmental Protection Agency sends money to Louisiana to help with cleanup from the gulf oil spill.
• D) The Nevada legislature passes a law requiring all public school teachers to spend twenty hours per week preparing students for the state achievement test.
• E) The Supreme Court upholds a federal law requiring all citizens to wear a seatbelt while operating a motor vehicle.

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