Question

The U.S. Congress passes a law called Pain Medication Safety, to be enforced by the Food & Drug Administration (the FDA). According to the statute, the FDA can only approve new pain medications if they are not addictive. The FDA begins creating regulations to enforce the statute. Which of the following regulations is most likely to be considered unconstitutional?

Group of answer choices

A regulation defining penalties for violation of the Pain Medication Safety statute

A regulation permitting the FDA to inspect violations of the Pain Medication Safety statute

A regulation allowing new pain medications to be approved even if they are addictive

A regulation defining the meaning of “addictive”

Answer 1