Question

Many states and the federal government have passed sexually violent predator civil commitment laws. The basis of these laws is to protect vulnerable citizens, or exercise the _____ power, and to restrain violent individuals, or exercise the state's _____ power.
A) police; parens patriaeB) parens patriae; policeC) double jeopardy; substantiveD) substantive; double jeopardy

Answer 1

Many states and the federal government have passed sexually violent predator civil commitment laws. The basis of these laws is to protect vulnerable citizens, or exercise the parens patriae power, and to restrain violent individuals, or exercise the state's police power.

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

For making the laws which are related to the sexual violent predator, the government of many states or the federal government should make the police power being exercised properly.

The power of the Paren patriae who are the monarchs or the authority of the states who are considered to be the legal protectors of the citizens of the states should also be exercised properly to make the laws functions properly which are related with sexual acts and violence.