In a 1997 case, Printz v.United States, the Supreme Court ruled that states were not required to help the federal government enforce a portion of a federal gun control law, and that the federal government could not demand such of states with any regulatory program.Officials in cities and states with more liberal-leaning populations have, since that time, cited this case to argue that cities may refuse to assist federal law enforcement in deportations of undocumented immigrants.Interestingly, however, Printz had reflected a more conservative view of the _____________.
A) commerce clause
B) supremacy clause
C) state rights under the Tenth Amendment
D) equal protection clause
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