What does a strict constructionist believe?

A) The government should exercise only the powers specifically listed in the Constitution.

B) The government may exercise powers implied by the Constitution, even if they are not explicitly listed.

C) State laws retain supremacy over national laws when they are in conflict.

D) The national government should not share power with the states.

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Frank Sampson

Social Studies

10 May, 06:13

What does a strict constructionist believe?

A) The government should exercise only the powers specifically listed in the Constitution.

B) The government may exercise powers implied by the Constitution, even if they are not explicitly listed.

C) State laws retain supremacy over national laws when they are in conflict.

D) The national government should not share power with the states.

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Trevin Cooley · Answer 1

I believe the answer is:

A) The government should exercise only the powers specifically listed in the Constitution.

Strict constitutionist believe that everything that written under the constitution should be followed word by words without any opening for other interpretations.

The opposition of the strict constitutionist argued that we need to provide room for improvement since there are a lot of things in the constitution that still deemed as unfair. For example, under initial constitution, women were not allowed to vote

Ulises Wells · Answer 2

A strict constructionist believes that a government should exercise only the powers specifically listed in the constitution. A strict constructionist is a legal philosophy. The correct answer is A.