There is little agreement among specialists about whether the Second A

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There is little agreement among specialists about whether the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution provides _________ guarantee of a right to bear arms for private citizens, or whether it was instead meant to allow the populace to protect itself in lieu of a military.

A. an earnest

B. an amended

C. a questionable

D. a defeasible

E. an ironclad

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Official Answer

E

A. an earnest 
 
  B. an amended 
 
  C. a questionable 
 
  D. a defeasible 
 
  E. an ironclad

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Official Explanation

Since the final part of the sentence is meant to go against the idea that the Second Amendment provides a guarantee of a private right, you need to fill the blank in the first part with something that reinforces the guarantee.  “Ironclad”  means rigid or fixed and does what you need here.  “Defeasible”  and  “questionable”  would undermine the guarantee. Nothing in the passage has any bearing on whether the guarantee is  “earnest.” “Amended”  is a theme trap because the sentence is talking about the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, but  “amended”  means added to and does not fit the desired meaning for the blank. 
 
  Answer: E

There is little agreement among specialists about whether the Second A

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