When Alaska passed a law in the 1970s that gave state residents preference over nonresidents in obtaining work on oil pipelines,this law violated the:
A) interstate commerce clause
B) full faith and credit clause
C) privileges and immunities clause
D) takings clause
E) necessary and proper clause

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The privileges and immunities clause of the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from discriminating against citizens of other states in favor of its own residents, which is what the Alaska law did by giving preference to state residents for jobs.

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