What was the result at the U.S. Supreme Court level in the Case Opener involving the constitutionality of the "individual mandate" of the Affordable Care Act requiring that most Americans obtain minimum essential health insurance contained within the Affordable Care Act?

A) The Supreme Court upheld the "individual mandate" of the Affordable Care Act on the basis that it was a valid exercise of congressional power under the taxing clause.
B) The Supreme Court upheld the "individual mandate" of the Affordable Care Act on the basis that it was a valid exercise of congressional power under the commerce clause.
C) The Supreme Court upheld the "individual mandate" of the Affordable Care Act on the basis that it was a valid exercise of congressional power under the taxing clause and also under the commerce clause.
D) The Supreme Court struck the "individual mandate" from the Affordable Care Act as a violation of the commerce clause but allowed the remainder of the law to remain.
E) The Supreme Court struck the "individual mandate" from the Affordable Care Act as a violation of the taxing clause but allowed the remainder of the law to remain.

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Final Answer : A, Explanation :  The Supreme Court upheld the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act as a valid exercise of Congress's power under the taxing clause, not under the commerce clause.

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