Question

Pacific Salmon is a valuable fish that shapes the lives of many people and fisheries along the Pacific Northwest, but many stocks are endangered. Congress recently enacted a statute creating a 10-person committee with the authority to research possible methods to preserve these endangered salmon stocks. The statute also gave the committee the authority to issue and enforce rules implementing the preservation methods the committee determined were appropriate. The statute provided that committee members would be appointed by the Fish and Wildlife Agency, an agency of the federal government within the Department of Interior. Is the statute unconstitutio

Answer 1

D). Yes, because Congress cannot delegate by statute powers that it does not possess.

Step-by-step explanation:

As per the details provided, the given statute would 'surely be characterized 'unconstitutional' because Congress is not allowed constitutionally to consign the statute powers which they are not assigned.' As per the constitution, it would be called 'impermissible delegation.' A statute can neither be issued or executed by an external committee appointed by the Congress. It is the job of the executive branch and that too after it is passed by the legislature post well analysis and monitoring along with laying of the adequate guidelines Thus, option D is the correct answer.