He did not want to be elected and he was not sure if he could handle it. Being elected was one of the last things on his list.
Constitution, would be the most probable answer I think.
He believed that by paying Mexico's debt to America would let him have the settlements that he wanted to get the Rio Grande, pay the debt settlement of Mexico in exchange for his conditions, and by California and Mexico as well. Polk thought that since there is a tension between America and Mexico it was best to get in and open some agreements.
The answer would be B striking workers in poland
Yes due to lack of security and poor decision making during the war