Assume That Congress Passes a Statute That Bans the Use

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.