__________ interpretation is an approach to interpreting the U.S. Constitution that permits the meaning of the document to change with evolving values, social conditions, and problems
a. Attitudinal
b. New institutional
c. Flexible
d. Strict constructionist
c
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In the 19th century, the Senate had both the motive and the means to defend state prerogatives against national encroachment because of which of the following?
A. The executive branch was more prominent than it is today. B. The members of each state's delegation to the House of Representatives chose the senators. C. State legislatures chose senators and each state had equal representation in the Senate regardless of population. D. The Civil War had not yet happened.
Democratically elected politicians who seem unable to cope with economic and social problems often lose their legitimacy
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The idea that the government must develop policy by responding to voters' interests is supported by the theory of a. economic elite domination
b. majoritarian electoral democracy. c. biased pluralism. d. majoritarian pluralism.
The sheer size of the new country meant that if Americans were going to govern themselves,
a. self-government by direct democracy was the way to ensure that all of the major interests in society were represented. b. direct democracy was going to be impossible and the people would have to delegate their authority to a small number of representative agents. c. they would need to ensure that the President had a strong set of powers so that he could exercise the authority of the federal government throughout the country. d. only a dictatorship could possibly reconcile the competing economic and religious interests in the states.