Please read this passage from the Article Seward just had to have it for the United States. Plenty of people questioned why he would want to buy what seemed to be a useless chunk of ice. They called the deal Seward's Folly.

In this passage, the word folly means .

A. a wise idea or act
B. a silly idea or act
C. an affordable idea or act
D. an expensive idea or act

Why would a person who believes in a strict interpretation of the constitution have a concern with the elastic clause? a) the elastic clause limits the ability of the government to respond to new needs of the nation. b) the elastic clause gives the supreme court original jurisdiction in a limited number of cases. c) the elastic clause allows congress to exercise powers not specifically listed in the constitution. d) the elastic clause guarantees that a citizen's property cannot be taken away with due process of law.