With which of the following statements would critics of original intent likely agree?

A. There is no way to anticipate all the personal freedoms necessary in a democracy.
B. The expansion of rights that has occurred since the mid-1960s is illegitimate and has no foundation in the text of the Constitution.
C. Loose constructionism is a way to stay close to the Constitution's true meaning.
D. The intentions of the framers are impossible to determine.


Answer: B

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