If a Majority Wishes to Abridge Rights, It Often Falls

question 29

Multiple Choice

If a majority wishes to abridge rights, it often falls to the __________, which is not designed to be responsive to public desires, to protect those rights.

• A) bureaucracy
• B) executive branch
• C) legislature
• D) judiciary
• E) president

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Definitions:

Personal Character

The set of moral and ethical qualities, values, and traits that define an individual's persona and influence their behavior and interactions.

Sales Puffery

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Illegal Act

Involves actions that are against the law, which can encompass a wide range of activities from theft to fraud.

Statement of Fact

An assertion about something that is true and can be verified objectively, without bias or judgment.