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

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.
-The crime defined by the statute under review is a:

A) felony
B) common-law offense
C) mala in se offense
D) misdemeanor