Multiple choice

The legal basis for the purchase of the Louisiana Territory was 

  1. Presidential power as Commander in Chief

  2. Congressional power to declare war

  3. Presidential power to create treaties

  4. Judicial power to declare unconstitutional

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C Correct answer
Explanation

President Thomas Jefferson justified the Louisiana Purchase by exercising his constitutional power to make treaties, as the Constitution does not explicitly grant the president the power to acquire new territory.