Progressive historian Charles Beard advanced the idea that the U.S. Constitution ____________.
A. was never intended to serve a special-interest group, but was written for all Americans regardless of race, sex, or creed
B. was written by ordinary farmers to protect them from the greed and selfishness of the wealthy and the powerful
C. is a sacred document that must be interpreted and applied in accordance with the original intent of the founders
D. is a flexible document, subject to growth and change
Answer: D
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