Someone who studies a problem in an objective way and considers the impact of different possible solutions in order to inform decision makers about the options would be considered a:

Despite a constitutional mandate for __________, no member of the Senate has received this harsh discipline since the Civil War, though several members of the House have received this discipline after concurrence by a two-thirds majority

Fill in the blank with the right word.

Which of these is a weakness of the Brazilian constitution?

a. It weighs aristocracy more heavily than democracy. b. It does not give the government effective national security tools. c. It confers too many rights for the government to realistically guarantee. d. It creates an electoral system that is too difficult for most citizens to understand.