Questions: Ocean City passes an ordinance that prohibits all churches from meeting within its city limits. This rule affects the residents' constitutional right to: a. procedural due process. b. full faith and credit. c. interstate commerce. d. substantive due process.

The answer is d. substantive due process.

Procedural due process refers to the legal requirement that the state must respect all legal rights owed to a person. It involves the procedures that the government must follow before it deprives a person of life, liberty, or property. This option is not directly related to the ordinance in question, which affects the right to religious freedom rather than the procedures of law.

The Full Faith and Credit Clause of the U.S. Constitution requires that states respect the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state. This clause is not relevant to the ordinance, as it does not involve the recognition of acts or records from other states.

The Interstate Commerce Clause grants Congress the power to regulate commerce among the states. This option is not applicable here, as the ordinance does not pertain to commerce or trade between states.

Substantive due process is a principle that protects certain fundamental rights from government interference, even if procedural protections are present. It includes rights such as freedom of speech, privacy, and religion. The ordinance prohibiting churches from meeting within city limits infringes on the residents' right to freely exercise their religion, which is protected under substantive due process.