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The idea of original intent claims that
A. judges should try to understand what the views of those who authored certain provisions of the Constitution.
B judges should interpret the Constitution on the basis of what the Framers and later authors of various amendments intended when they wrote them.
C.judges who abide by the original intent adapt the intended meaning of the Constitution to modern circumstances.
D. judges should abide by original intent only when it is consistent with mainstream public opinion.
I answered C
A. judges should try to understand what the views of those who authored certain provisions of the Constitution.
B judges should interpret the Constitution on the basis of what the Framers and later authors of various amendments intended when they wrote them.
C.judges who abide by the original intent adapt the intended meaning of the Constitution to modern circumstances.
D. judges should abide by original intent only when it is consistent with mainstream public opinion.
I answered C
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PsyDAG
Since this is not my area of expertise, I searched Google under the key words "<I>idea of original intent</I>" to get these possible sources:
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In the future, you can find the information you desire more quickly, if you use appropriate key words to do your own search. Also see http://hanlib.sou.edu/searchtools/.
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=idea+of+original+intent&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&gws_rd=ssl
In the future, you can find the information you desire more quickly, if you use appropriate key words to do your own search. Also see http://hanlib.sou.edu/searchtools/.
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