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A hypothesis or model is called falsifiable if it is possible to conceive of an experimental observation that disproves the idea in question. That is, one of the possible outcomes of the designed experiment must be an answer, that if obtained, would disprove the hypothesis.
It should be formal! (answer b).
The hint in the question is that the city major will attend the ceremony- this tells you that the ceremony will have a more representative, formal character, and will not be an internal celebration among people who know each other (this would make it informal or semi-formal).
They wanted to expand their empire, they wanted to increase their power, and they also wanted to increase their wealth.
The answer is Alaska and Hawaii. I hope this helped.