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A state is the only state that imposes a tax on the extraction of pitchblende. This black-colored mineral consists of massive uraninite and contains radium, which is the chief ore-mineral source of uranium. Minute quantities of plutonium are also found in pitchblende. This is particularly significant because plutonium undergoes slow disintegration with the emission of a helium nucleus to form uranium 235, and that is fissionable with slow neutrons to yield atomic energy. As such, pitchblende is vital to the economy of the entire country. Congress has recently enacted a statute forbidding any state from imposing a tax on the extraction of pitchblende. Because pitchblende is not mined in any other state, this federal legislation affects only the state. Thus, in practice, this federal law only limits the taxing power of the state. In light of the Constitution and this federal law, the state extraction tax on pitchblende is most likely

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law

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  1. valid, because Congress does not have the authority to interfere with the taxing policies of a state.
  2. invalid, because the Constitution grants Congress the power to regulate interstate commerce, which includes the extraction of resources.
  3. valid, because the state has the right to impose taxes on resources, regardless of federal legislation.
  4. valid, because Congress does not have the power to regulate state taxation.
  5. valid, because Congress may not enact a law that places one state on an unequal footing with other states.
  6. invalid, because Congress has the power to regulate all forms of energy production.
  7. invalid, because when Congress exercises its plenary power over interstate commerce, the supremacy clause voids inconsistent state action.
  8. invalid, because Congress may use its general welfare power to prohibit state legislation that it deems harmful to the nation as a whole.
  9. valid, because the state has the right to tax resources found within its borders.
  10. invalid, because the state cannot tax a resource that is vital to the national economy.

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