Congress passes a statute that grants the President the authority to set emission standards for automobiles without providing specific guidelines on how these standards should be determined. Which of the following best describes a potential constitutional issue with this statute?
There is a constitutional issue regarding the President's powers to regulate emissions without specific congressional instructions.
The statute impacts states' rights by introducing federal standards.
The statute is constitutional based on Congress's authority to regulate commerce.
The statute implicates the nondelegation doctrine due to the lack of guidelines provided to the President.
The statute implicates the nondelegation doctrine because Congress has delegated its legislative authority to the President without providing an intelligible principle to guide the exercise of that authority. The nondelegation doctrine requires that when Congress delegates powers, it must supply an adequate standard for their use. The other options incorrectly address separate constitutional principles or fail to recognize the delegation of legislative power.
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