Moss, a state legislator, was the chairman of a committee that disbursed funds to schools in the state for various projects. A portion of the funds that were used were received from the federal government as part of a federal revenue sharing plan. Moss was charged with a violation of federal law when he and his committee made a $ 10,000$ grant for textbooks to a private school for whites only. Moss's defense is that his action as chairman of this committee was in the course of his legislative duties, and thus, immune from federal interference. The best argument that would support Moss's constitutional claim is:
A. If the state law authorizes Moss's action, he cannot be prosecuted for violation of a federal law.
B. The Tenth Amendment forbids the federal government from restricting the state's rights regarding the education of minor children within the state.
C. The doctrine of federalism prevents the federal government from interfering with a member of the state's legislature in the performance of his legislative duties.
D. As long as the private school is not a parochial school, federal law cannot limit a state's rights regarding the education of minor children within the state.
Choose A, B, C or D as your solution.
C