The Original Constitution Did Not Include a Specific Listing of Civil

question 23

Multiple Choice

The original Constitution did not include a specific listing of civil rights and liberties, according to most historians, because:

• A) There was significant dispute over what these rights should include.
• B) The Framers did not agree on the definition of citizenship.
• C) English common law provided no framework for such a listing.
• D) The Framers felt it was unnecessary.

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Definitions:

Debt Financing

The method of raising capital through the sale of bonds, bills, or notes to individuals or institutional investors which must be repaid at a later date.

Equity Financing

The process of raising capital through the sale of shares in a company.

Term

The time until a debt security’s principal is due to be repaid. Also called the debt’s maturity or time until maturity.

Indirect Transfers

Transactions where assets or money move between entities or locations via intermediaries rather than through a direct exchange.