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Which branch of government poses the greatest risk of becoming tyrannical, according to Federalist #51?
- correct answer ✔✔Legislative
According to Madison in Federalist #10, majority rule is an effective means of overcoming factions. -
correct answer ✔✔False
Madison says that liberty is to faction as air is to fire. Which of the following best characterizes what he
means by this metaphor? - correct answer ✔✔Eliminating liberty will eliminate factions.
According to Madison, liberty is best preserved by small communities where social bonds are the
strongest and can exert the greatest control over elected officials. - correct answer ✔✔False
According to Madison in Federalist #10 and #51, what is the best way to ensure that government reflects
the "general will" or public interest of a society, rather than the partial will (factional interest) of a group
of citizens or a group of elected official? - correct answer ✔✔By increasing the number of interests or
factions to reduce the power of any one of them.
What tendency distinguishes humans from other species, according to Adam Smith? - correct answer
✔✔The tendency to exchange goods with others.
What dilemma do humans face in their relations with one another, according to Adam Smith? - correct
answer ✔✔Humans need the help of far more people than they can befriend in order to live well.
Which of the following claims about the natural differences among people does Adam Smith make in the
excerpt from Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations? - correct answer ✔✔What
appear as natural differences among people are the result of the division of labor and the different
opportunities to develop their talents.
The differences among people can be the source of mutual benefit among people.
, What appear as natural differences are the result of differences in the habits and education.
What, according to Adam Smith, influences the extent of the division of labor in a given society (how
broad the range of economic activity)? Choose all that apply. - correct answer ✔✔the incentives that
people have to specialize in a particular activity
The existence of waterways that connect communities
the ability of people to exchange whatever they create with others to make their lives better
the size of the market
According to John Locke, who has the power to judge and resolve a conflict between the people and the
government in a particular society? - correct answer ✔✔There is no earthly authority that can judge
such a conflict.
What is the central principle that Locke wants his readers to take from the Letter Concerning Toleration
on which the other aspects of his argument rests? - correct answer ✔✔That each person is entitled to
the same rights that are secured for any other person.
Why, according to Locke, must the state allow people to slaughter animals for religious sacrifice if it is
okay for people to slaughter animals for other reasons, such as for food or celebration? - correct answer
✔✔Because people have a right to the meanings that they apply to their actions.
Which of the following does John Stuart Mill argue about Socialism? Choose all that apply. - correct
answer ✔✔That socialism is not viable in his society because it requires qualities that most people do
not yet have.
That a Socialist revolution would not be able to destroy private property unless an alternative had
developed.
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