John was elected to the House of Representatives. However, the House refused to seat him due to allegations that he abused his wife ten years earlier. He filed suit in federal court. The judge decided in his favor and in her opinion she cited statements made during the Constitutional Convention and ratification debates in the states to support her interpretation of the Qualifications Clause

(which governs eligibility to be a member of Congress). The judge's interpretive method is best characterized as:

A) Originalist.
B) Textualist.
C) Modernist.
D) Literalist.


A

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