Which of the Following Statements Is Most Consistent with Alexander

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is most consistent with Alexander Hamilton's broad-constructionist view of the Constitution?

• A) The Supreme Court is the ultimate and final arbiter of the meaning of the Constitution.
• B) Congress can choose any means not specifically prohibited by the Constitution to achieve a constitutional end.
• C) The president's emergency powers in times of crisis are virtually unlimited.
• D) In times of crisis, the separation of powers among the branches of the government may be temporarily suspended.

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Definitions:

Conjunction

A logical operator that links propositions together in such a way that the resulting statement is true only when both propositions are true.

Disjunction

A logical operation that results in true if at least one of its components is true.

Conditional

A compound proposition containing two component propositions (the antecedent and the consequent) and asserting that the truth of one component would be sufficient for the truth of the other.

Biconditional

A logical statement where both components imply each other; true only when both parts are either true or false.