Ralph Nader, a member of the school board in San Joaquin County, is appalled at the amount of junk food in the schools. He convinces the state legislature to pass an ordinance that no stores may sell any unhealthy, junk food within 500 feet of any school, including colleges or day care centers. A professor of business law raises the issue of whether the regulation is valid and is told that it is a valid exercise of the jurisdiction's police power to protect its citizens. Convenience stores balk at the regulation and challenge it in court. What concept is addressed in regard to the reference to "police power"? a. there is no presumption.
b. that the law is valid.
c. that the law is invalid.
d. that the law is valid unless it involves a first amendment right.
e. that the law is valid unless it involves the commerce clause.