Which of the following justices was a well-known loose constructionist?
a. sandra day o’connor
b. clarence thomas
c. george washington
d. thomas jefferson

The correct answer is B. Clarence Thomas was a well-known loose constructionist, that is, applies the law in the same way as it is written.

Clarence Thomas is an American jurist. Since 1991 he has been Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Thomas is the second African-American to have been a judge of the US Supreme Court. Because of his views and interpretation of the Constitution, Thomas is considered a member of the conservative wing of the Court.

Thomas began his judicial career in 1990, when he was appointed Judge of the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Then, after the retirement of Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall, President George H. W. Bush nominated him to the Supreme Court in 1991.

In the Supreme Court, Thomas has maintained a legal philosophy called originalism. For Thomas, the Constitution of the United States must be interpreted taking into account the original meaning of the words in the eighteenth century. Because of this, Judge Thomas is positioned against the legalization of abortion and the granting of rights that from their point of view are not legally or morally or rationally based on homosexuals.

regarding the law, the 15th amendment was specifically designed thinking in the rights of black free men.

even though ratified on february 3, 1870, the promise of the 15th amendment would not be fully applied for a long time.poll taxes and literacy tests would allow southern states disenfranchise african americans. only in 1965 the voting rights for african americans would be actually able to vote in the south.

in 1965, president johnson signed the voting rights act, which aimed to overcome legal barriers that prevented african americans from voting as it was guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the u.s. constitution.