Military conflict in and around the middle east
The constitutional principle prohibits an individual state from declaring war is called federalism. The only person who can declare war is the person in charge of the government, which is the President of the United States. The correct answer is B.
Technically General of the Army/Fleet Admiral, depending on which division.
(Personal opinion that Commander in Chief is higher)
The attitude of Fernando is best explained by the cognitive dissonance theory which is the one responsible for the person to gain the consistency with their beliefs, opinions, etc. With Fernando's attitude of changing from capital punishment to opposing argument best describes the said theory.