单词

mandate
∙n. 授权；命令，指令；委托管理；受命进行的工作
a document giving an official instruction or command
constituent
∙n. 成分；选民；委托人
a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a
government by officials for whom he or she votes
∙legislature n. 立法机关；立法机构
The legislature of a particular state or country is the group of people in it who have the power to make and pass laws.
∙subvert vt. 颠覆；推翻；破坏
∙cause the downfall of; of rulers
∙compliance n. 顺从，服从；承诺
acting according to certain accepted standards
∙puny adj. 弱小的；微不足道的；微小的
fine 罚金money extracted as a penalty
∙trivialize vt. 使平凡；使琐碎
make trivial or insignificant
transgression犯罪；违反
the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
每小时55英里55 miles per hour
∙dramatize vi. 戏剧化
∙represent something in a dramatic manner
∙nullify vt. 使无效，作废；取消
declare invalid
court法院
∙desegregation n. 废止种族歧视
∙the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community
∙deliberately adv. 故意地；谨慎地；慎重地
with intention; in an intentional manner
∙noncompliance n. 不顺从，不服从
the failure to obey
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警察未能强制实行某些法律仅仅是问题的表面，他们只不过是从他们为之服务的官员和选民那里接受命令。

更糟糕的是，大多数的州立法机构在公众遵守联邦法律规定的车速不得超过每小时 55 英里的规定时却帮
了倒忙，其中一些州甚至擅自规定超速仅处以很少的罚款以使大事化小。

更高一级的华盛顿政府则用反对（而不是支持）某些已成为法律条文的取消种族隔离的规定的办法，来实现其取消民权法律的效力的愿望，这真是令人啼笑皆非。

《荒原》杂志报导，环保组织以相当正当的理由指责当局破坏环境保护法，因为它未能推行该法规，或是虽然推行但却故意怂恿人们违反法规。

这解释为：最高一级的违法行为。