To ensure an organized government, what must a constitution accomplish?
a. Clarify who are the major officials of the government.
b. Determine how major officials of the government are elected.
c. Establish what the relationships are among those charged with governmental functions.
d. Ensure that major officials do not have discretion to determine whether constitutional provisions apply to given situations
e. All of these must be accomplished by a constitution.
Question 2
To accept a government and its constitution as legitimate, what must citizens do?
a. allow government to act in certain ways that are not permitted to private individuals
b. expect governments not to act arbitrarily
c. follow only the laws with which they agree
d. both allow government to act in certain ways that are not permitted to private individuals and expect governments not to act arbitrarily
e. allow government to act in certain ways that are not permitted to private individuals, expect governments not to act arbitrarily, and follow only the laws with which they agree
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