The federal nminimum wage required that most workers be paid at least $7.25 per hour. A governor of a small industrial state, in which the standard of living is considerably below national levels, perceives that some employers might be willing to hire more workers if the rate were lower. In order to increase the general welfare of the citizens of his state, he proposes to the legislature a bill lowering the minimum wage to $ 6.5 per hour, and the legislature passes this bill into law.

A this is a legitimate exercise of the state's "police power"

B this is protection of persons.

C this violates the due process.

D this involves a supremacy issue and makes the law illegal.

E A and B