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What will be an ideal response?
Students should begin by introducing the concept of procedural guarantees and discuss their role in American culture. They should then provide the definitions of democracy, freedom, and equality and show how each is procedural in nature, as opposed to the substantive definitions the authors mention as alternatives. Students should show how the use of procedural definitions affects the types of policies that are acceptable and unacceptable in American politics.
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