What conclusion can be made about modern constitutions when comparing them to the state constitutions written in the United States in the years after the American Revolution?
A) A large number of modern constitutions make the right to own firearms a priority.
B) Modern constitutions place little emphasis on environmental issues.
C) Most of the rights protected by modern constitutions deal with social and economic issues.
D) The right of privacy was a major concern for Americans living in the eighteenth century.
C
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