According to historian Charles Beard, the framers of the Constitution were mostly concerned with
a. pursuing military glory and imperialism.
b. promoting their own economic interests.
c. creating a religious community.
d. creating a form of government that maximized popular sovereignty.
Answer: b. promoting their own economic interests.
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A.elections almost always give mandates. B.most local city council members fear losing re-election if they anger their constituents. C.local voter turnout is so low that council members often have no need to respond to majority opinion to be re-elected. D.all of the above
Value free means
A) research without any prior assumptions or theory. B) data is meaningless. C) no good will come from the research. D) the research does not cost anything.
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A. after notice, groups and affected parties may provide comments about the content of the proposed regulation B. the agency sponsoring the regulation issues a draft of the regulation C. the agency receives responses from affected parties and must incorporate these into the draft of the regulation issued before the final regulation D. there is a waiting period between notice of the agency’s intent to issue the regulation and the draft of the regulation
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