Advances in national civil liberties policy have frequently involved ______.
A. simply majoritarian decision-making such as the ballot initiative process
B. undermining the constraints of the Constitution
C. reining in majorities that assert themselves over the objections of nonconforming minorities
D. a national civil rights agenda fomented by Congress
Answer: C
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