Substantive due process means that states have a legal burden to prove that their laws
a. are a valid exercise of power
b. improve the general well-being
c. do not inhibit or advance a particular religion
d. are consistent with behavioral norms

a. are a valid exercise of power

Explanation:

Judicial interpretation of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments' due process clauses that protects citizens from arbitrary or unjust state or federal law. states had the legal burden to prove that their laws were a valid exercise of their power to regulate the health, welfare, or public morals of their citizens.

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