Identify which fact about the amendment process best supports this quotation from the textbook the formal amendment process emphasizes the federal character of the government system.
a. amending the constitution is a complex process that usually takes years to accomplish
b. congress sends very few amendments on to the states for consideration
c. the chief executive has the ability to influence the amendment process but has no power to ratify amendments
d. the national and state governments must work together to propose and ratify a constitutional amendment

montesquieu took the view that the roman republic had powers separated so that no one could usurp complete power. in the british constitutional system, montesquieu discerned a separation of powers among the monarch, parliament, and the courts of law.

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts