Which of the Following Statements Is True of Amendments and Basic

question 86

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of amendments and basic protections?

• A) Basic constitutional rights are absolute.
• B) Constitutional rights do not vary from time to time.
• C) Constitutional rights may be narrowly interpreted during emergencies such as war.
• D) Constitutional principles are not reapplied and reexamined during peacetime.
• E) Constitutional guarantees exist to protect the majority from the minority.

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Definitions:

Excludable

A characteristic of a good or service that allows the owner or provider to prevent others from using it without permission.

Rival

A characteristic of a good or service that implies its consumption by one individual prevents simultaneous consumption by another individual.

Public Goods

Public goods are commodities or services that are provided without profit to all members of a society, either by the government or a private individual or organization.

Private Goods

Goods that are both excludable and rivalrous, meaning only those who pay for them can use them, and one person's use of the good reduces others' ability to use it.