The __________ Amendment to the Constitution states that "[t]he right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."

The bias in favor of existing decisions is captured by the Latin expression

A) dura lex, sed lex. B) voir dire.? C) bona fide. D) ?ab ovo. E) stare decisis.

Richard Hofstadter argues that the founders’ theory of government was based on the assumption that

a. human beings are altruistic. b. human beings are self interested. c. democracies could last for centuries. d. unitary systems of government are superior to federal systems.