How did the Founders view majority rule?
a. all people are equal, majority should rule
b. the national Congress is immune to majority rule
c. it should be limited
d. minority rights are present, but inconsequential
ANS: C
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a. Corruption at the local level is partly to blame for national policy failure. b. The president is partly to blame for national policy failure. c. Institutional design is partly to blame for national policy failure. d. Representatives spend too much time in their local districts.
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