Which of the following best describes Brazil's 1988 constitution?
a. a detailed constitution that tries to ensure unrealistic economic and social rights
b. a vague constitution that allows the president inordinate flexibility to enact whatever policies the president deems appropriate
c. a conservative constitution that is mostly designed to protect the rights of the wealthy and other elites
d. a constitution that concentrates power in the Congress and gives ordinary Brazilians no meaningful way to participate
Answer: a
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