When one store stays open late to gain an advantage, its competitors begin to stay open late, too. at this point the first store is no better off than it was before, but now every store has additional expenses. this illustration is an example of, what frank and cook call a positional arms race?

The writers of the constitution included an amendment process primarily to: a. allow future generations to adapt the constitution to the needs of the time. b. make sure the federal government would remain weak in the future. c. clarify the division of power among the branches of government. d. ensure that states would have limited power in the future.