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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In order to promote efficiency in a democracy, in which of the following must there be utter equality in rank and fortune?
2. Which of the following is the term for the system government type in which power is confined to a small number of people?
3. The author believes that there is too much reverence for which of the following in many states?
4. According to the author, which of the following is a significant problem with a monarchy?
5. Which of the following does the author use when he seeks to show how the Sovereign Will can be transformed into a democracy?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does a censor do?
2. What does the author suggest is the relationship between the Christian faith and the sovereign?
3. What are the two parts of instituting government?
4. According to the author, what happens to make the Sovereign Will an illusion?
5. According to the author, when is it ideal that certain positions be decided by vote?
6. What is the purpose of the tribunes?
7. In a monarchy, why does the power of the monarch have to be absolute?
8. What are the three forms of aristocracy?
9. What would happen if the Sovereign Will enacted laws?
10. Pursuant to the author's rule, what is the exception to the government never being altered?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Using the examples from the book, explain the signs of a good government and a bad government. Also explain what takes place to make a good government turn into a bad government.
Essay Topic 2
Using the book to find examples to support your answer, explain whether the author thinks that it is the right of the strong to rule.
Essay Topic 3
According to the author, what are the causes and effects of violence? Cite three examples from the book to support your answer.
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