A dominant theme under the Old System of American politics was the importance of states' rights.

Alexander Hamilton argues that if the will of the legislature declared in its statutes stands in opposition to the will of the people declared in the Constitution, the courts should

a. stay out of the controversy. b. uphold the Constitution. c. uphold the statutes. d. attempt to forge a compromise between the two.

There are three ways to read any text for analysis.

A. etically, emically, and reflexively B. literally, reflexively, and interpretively C. interpretively, objectively, and subjectively D. intersubjectively, objectively, and subjectively