Which of the following best fits the definition of loose constructionism?
a. a strict understanding of powers granted to the federal government
b. a belief that states laws are always more powerful than the constitution
c. an expansive understanding of powers granted to the federal government
d. a belief that the constitution should never be used to interpret modern political issues

The following which best fits the definition of loose constructionism is d) a belief that the Constitution should never be used to interpret modern political issues. However, one could argue that it is too much of a strict definition because loose constructionism is the idea that there should be judicial interpretation within the legal philosophy.

Texas’ gulf coastal plains are the western extension of the coastal plain extending from the atlantic ocean to beyond the rio grande. its characteristic rolling to hilly surface covered with a heavy growth of pine and hardwoods extends into east texas. in the increasingly arid west, however, its forests become secondary in nature, consisting largely of post oaks and, farther west, prairies and brushlands.