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Harsh Policy Equals Unconstitutional

This trap appears as a wrong-answer choice in 1 active question. Spotting how it is built is the repair: read each example's “why it's attractive” before the “why it's wrong.”

Subject distribution

  • CRIMINAL1

Example wrong choices

  • 14596_manger_mustard_seed · CRIMINAL · Choice BThe Mustard Seed Amendment only.

    Why it's attractive

    It marks only the burden amendment as unconstitutional; the burden Gold Key defeats that.

    Why it's wrong

    It marks only the burden amendment as unconstitutional; the burden Gold Key defeats that.

  • 14596_manger_mustard_seed · CRIMINAL · Choice CThe Manger Amendment only.

    Why it's attractive

    It marks only the abolition amendment as unconstitutional; the state-choice Gold Key defeats that.

    Why it's wrong

    It marks only the abolition amendment as unconstitutional; the state-choice Gold Key defeats that.

  • 14596_manger_mustard_seed · CRIMINAL · Choice DBoth amendments.

    Why it's attractive

    It marks both amendments as unconstitutional; testing each proposal separately cuts it.

    Why it's wrong

    It marks both amendments as unconstitutional; testing each proposal separately cuts it.

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