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.
a. Federal courts have the authority to rule on the __________ of federal criminal prohibitions.
b. meaning
c. constitutionality
d. both meaning and constitutionality
e. neither meaning nor constitutionality
Answer: C
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a. Israel b. Greece c. China d. Persia
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a. Need b. Process c. Efficiency d. Knowledge
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What will be an ideal response?
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word