Answer to Question #188747 in Political Science for Kinjie

Question

1. The municipal council passed an ordinance which prohibits smoking and chewing of gums in public places in which the municipal mayor signed and ordered an immediate implementation. What power of the state should be used?Why?

Answer 1

Act Title: PUBLIC HEALTH

Health risks It has been clearly shown that cigarette smoking is a causal factor in the development of many serious medical problems, most notably cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, lung cancer, and chronic obstructive airways disease, as well as tumours of the mouth, larynx, oesophagus, lip and bladder. Other neoplastic and respiratory causes of death, newborn and infant deaths due to maternal smoking, cigarette-caused residential fires and passive smoking deaths from lung cancer are also substantial components of tobacco-related mortality (US Department of Health and Human Services, 1989).