One of the Enduring Paradoxes of American History Is That

question 63

Multiple Choice

One of the enduring paradoxes of American history is that

• A) conservatives supported the world's first modern Revolution.
• B) liberals supported a Supreme Court with lifetime appointments for judges.
• C) both liberals and conservatives have championed the heritage of republican revolution.
• D) neither conservatives nor liberals saw how the Constitution would evolve.
• E) early American conservatives backed a powerful central government while early liberals backed states' rights.

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Definitions:

Mental Breaks

Short periods of rest or distraction taken during intense periods of mental activity to improve focus and productivity.

Functional Fixedness

A mental bias that confines an individual to utilizing an item solely in its conventional manner.

Mental Set

A framework for thinking about a problem, based on previous experiences and successes, that can both aid and hinder problem-solving.

Heuristic

A heuristic is a problem-solving strategy or technique that employs a practical, non-guaranteed method or shortcut to produce solutions that are not guaranteed to be optimal but are sufficient for the circumstances.