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jwb375

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The current Supreme Court majority is best described as consistently __________.
 
  a. liberal
  b. conservative
  c. reactionary
  d. progressive

Question 2

Explain how the original Constitution protected economic liberty.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

An ideal response will:
1, Recall that liberty is broadly understood as protection against government interference in certain kinds of private activity.
2, Explain that protection for the use and enjoyment of private property was among the few individual protections mentioned in the original Constitution.
3, Discuss the ways in which the Constitution protects property rights, including the contract clause, provisions for recognizing intellectual property, and safeguarding property in the form of slaves by requiring the return of runaway slaves.





 

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