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.
-Federal courts have the authority to rule on the __________ of federal criminal prohibitions.
A) meaning
B) constitutionality
C) both meaning and constitutionality
D) neither meaning nor constitutionality
Correct Answer:
Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
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