Question

The right of the state to enact and enforce laws for the order, safety, health, morals, and general welfare of the public is known as:_____.

Answer 1

Answer:

Police Power, is the right answer.

Explanation:

The capacity of the U.S. states to manage behaviours and impose law and order in their region for citizens' safety, health, and general welfare is called the police power. It is the body which decides the public goals that the legislation needs to serve. Amendment Tenth to the U.S. Constitution the powers that are not assigned to the Federal Government are reserved either for the states or for the people. Both the legislative and executive branches exercise the police power by making and enforcing the laws. Only the states have the power to enforce obedience to these laws by taking the measures that fit the most however by not infringing any of the rights protected by the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of their states as well.