Question ID:PT15 S3 Q4 Passage:The frequently expressed view that written constitutions are inherently more liberal than unwritten ones is false. No written constitution is more than a paper with words on it until those words are both interpreted and applied. Properly understood, then, a constitution is the sum of those procedures through which the power of the state is legitimately exercised and limited. Therefore, even a written constitution becomes a liberal constitution only when it is interpreted and applied in a liberal way. Stem:The main point of the argument above is that Correct Answer Choice:AChoice A:written constitutions are no more inherently liberal than are unwritten constitutions Choice B:the idea of a written constitution, properly understood, is inherently self-contradictory Choice C:unwritten constitutions are less subject to misinterpretation than are constitutions that have been written down Choice D:liberal constitutions are extremely difficult to preserve Choice E:there are criteria for evaluating the interpretation and application of a constitution