Under the Supremacy Clause of the U.S.Constitution,when Congress chooses to regulate in an area,which of the following is true?

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The Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution provides that when Congress chooses to regulate in an area, whether the state has any authority to regulate in that area will depend on whether Congress provides that the federal government has exclusive authority to regulate in that area. This means that if Congress chooses to regulate exclusively in a particular area, states will not be able to regulate in that area unless Congress expressly allows them to do so. However, if Congress does not provide that it has exclusive authority, states may be able to regulate in that area as long as their laws do not directly and substantially conflict with federal law. Therefore, choice D is the best answer.