Question

read the passage below and answer the following question.

chris wallace: \mr. trump, youre pro - life. but i want to ask you specifically: do you want the court, including the justices that you will name, to overturn roe v. wade, which includes -- in fact, states -- a womans right to abortion?\

donald trump: \well, if that would happen, because i am pro - life, and i will be appointing pro - life judges, i would think that that will go back to the individual states.

trump: \well, if we put another two or perhaps three justices on, thats really whats going to be -- that will happen. and thatll happen automatically, in my opinion, because i am putting pro - life justices on the court. i will say this: it will go back to the states, and the states will then make a determination.\

• presidential candidate donald trump, final presidential debate, 2016

which of the following statements is most consistent with president trumps argument in this passage?

choose 1 answer:

a he will nominate supreme court justices who share his policy preferences in order to achieve his policy goals

b he will nominate supreme court justices who respect precedent to avoid appointing activist justices

c he will nominate supreme court justices who maintain the ideological balance of the supreme court

d he will nominate supreme court justices who identify as racial minorities to create a more diverse court

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option against Trump's argument:

• Option A: Trump says he is pro - life and will appoint pro - life judges to get the result (overturning Roe v. Wade, returning the decision to states) he wants. This matches as he nominates judges with his policy preference (pro - life) to achieve his policy goal (let states decide abortion).
• Option B: There's no mention of respecting precedent or avoiding activist judges. His focus is on pro - life judges for a policy outcome, not precedent.
• Option C: He doesn't talk about maintaining ideological balance. He wants to appoint pro - life judges to get a specific policy result.
• Option D: There's no mention of racial minorities or diversity in the passage.

Answer:

A. He will nominate Supreme Court justices who share his policy preferences in order to achieve his policy goals