Which of the Following Best Describes the Founders' Use and Conception

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the Founders' use and conception of equality and liberty in the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights?

• A) Notions of equality and liberty were included by the Founders to placate the state of Massachusetts, which found Virginia's lack of rights especially disturbing.
• B) Rights and liberties related to equality and liberty were constructed from common law rights and similar rights espoused in the Magna Carta.
• C) The Founders based their laws on the notion of a God-given "natural law" that is independent of government, which emphasizes human sameness.
• D) The Founders based their laws on French republican law, which had cemented itself in the aftermath of the French Revolution.
• E) The Founders based their laws on the Roman Twelve Tables, which increased the rights of the plebes versus the patricians in the 500s BC.

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Apply DuPont analysis to dissect a firm's return on equity.

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