Most, if not all, of the new state constitutions enacted in the 1780s
a. were written documents intended to represent a fundamental law, superior to ordinary statutory legislation.
b. lacked a specific bill of rights.
c. required the annual election of state legislators.
d. granted the state legislatures more power than governors.
e. created weak executive and judicial branches.
a, c, d, e
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A) the promotion of equality of opportunity B) the establishment of a two-party system C) the perception of upward economic mobility D) the belief that working class status is permanent
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a) bulls eye. b) swastika. c) inverted American flag. d) cockroach. e) question mark.
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a. terrorist intimidation. c. violent revolution. b. political manipulation. d. legal means.