Study Solutions

1st Student Adams reading quiz:

1. No human legislator can eradicate inequalities created by: ✔️ God and nature.
2. A first principle of government holds that liberty and justice can only be secured by: ✔️ A fixed constitution and stated laws.
3. Montesquieu advises constitution writers to check power with: ✔️ Power.
4. Dr. Franklin’s simile about waggoneers dividing their teams of cattle to descend slopes tends to support: ✔️ Bi-cameral legislatures.
5. When the people restored Magna Charta, the British had a government of: ✔️ Laws.
6. The people cannot serve as a check on their representatives because it is a contradiction to suppose that electors will view the elected with both: ✔️ Confidence and suspicion.
7. Each of the following is a natural source of inequality, EXCEPT: ✔️ Title.
8. A unicameral legislature naturally divides itself into three parts corresponding to: ✔️ One, few, many.
9. It is absolutely necessary to give state governors a negative upon the acts of: ✔️ Congress.
10. Each of the following is an effective check on the power of a natural aristocracy, EXCEPT: ✔️ Maintaining the independence of the judiciary.

2nd Student Adams reading quiz:

1. Machiavelli’s first principle for founding a state: ✔️ Presume all men are bad.
2. A first principle of government holds that liberty and justice can only be secured by: ✔️ A fixed constitution and stated laws.
3. Montesquieu advises constitution writers to check power with: ✔️ Power.
4. Aristotle advises that, if supreme power is placed in particular persons, those people should be: Incorrect Answer: The wisest and most virtuous.
5. Natural aristocracies are common: ✔️ To every people.
6. A single assembly is adequate for federal concerns because congress is: Incorrect Answer: Divided by region, not class.
7. Human nature is not fit to be trusted with: ✔️ All authority in a single assembly.
8. Lord Bolingbroke describes this group as either “instruments of divine vengeance” or “guardian angels of the country”: ✔️ The natural aristocracy.
9. Love of gold, love of praise, and ambition are: ✔️ Aristocratic passions.
10. It is absolutely necessary to give state governors a negative upon the acts of: ✔️ Congress.

3rd Student Adams reading quiz:

1. Machiavelli’s first principle for founding a state: ✔️ Presume all men are bad.
2. Lord Bolingbroke describes this group as either “instruments of divine vengeance” or “guardian angels of the country”: ✔️ The natural aristocracy.
3. A single assembly is adequate for federal concerns because congress is: Incorrect Answer: Divided by region, not merit.
4. The best way to secure the benefits, and minimize the risks, of a natural aristocracy is: Incorrect Answer: Popular and frequent elections.
5. Each of the following is an effective check on the power of a natural aristocracy, EXCEPT: Incorrect Answer: Confining it to one house of the legislature.
6. Dr. Franklin’s simile about waggoneers dividing their teams of cattle to descend slopes tends to support: ✔️ Bi-cameral legislatures.
7. A unicameral legislature naturally divides itself into three parts corresponding to: ✔️ One, few, many.
8. When the people restored Magna Charta, the British had a government of: ✔️ Laws.
9. A passion that is long indulged and continually gratified becomes: Incorrect Answer: Interest.
10. Natural aristocracies are common: ✔️ To every people.

4th Student Adams reading quiz:

1. A first principle of government holds that liberty and justice can only be secured by: ✔️ A fixed constitution and stated laws.
2. It is absolutely necessary to give state governors a negative upon the acts of: ✔️ Congress.
3. Dr. Franklin’s simile about waggoneers dividing their teams of cattle to descend slopes tends to support: ✔️ Bi-cameral legislatures.
4. Love of gold, love of praise, and ambition are: ✔️ Aristocratic passions.
5. Natural aristocracies are common: ✔️ To every people.
6. When the people restored Magna Charta, the British had a government of: ✔️ Laws.
7. A unicameral legislature naturally divides itself into three parts corresponding to: ✔️ One, few, many.
8. A single assembly is adequate for federal concerns because congress is: Incorrect Answer: Not a natural aristocracy.
9. Lord Bolingbroke describes this group as either “instruments of divine vengeance” or “guardian angels of the country”: ✔️ The natural aristocracy.
10. The people cannot serve as a check on their representatives because it is a contradiction to suppose that electors will view the elected with both: ✔️ Confidence and suspicion.

5th Student Adams reading quiz:

1. Machiavelli’s first principle for founding a state: ✔️ Presume all men are bad.
2. A first principle of government holds that liberty and justice can only be secured by: ✔️ A fixed constitution and stated laws.
3. Montesquieu advises constitution writers to check power with: ✔️ Power.
4. Aristotle advises that, if supreme power is placed in particular persons, those people should be: Incorrect Answer: The wisest and most virtuous.
5. Natural aristocracies are common: ✔️ To every people.
6. A single assembly is adequate for federal concerns because congress is: Incorrect Answer: Divided by region, not class.
7. Human nature is not fit to be trusted with: ✔️ All authority in a single assembly.
8. Lord Bolingbroke describes this group as either “instruments of divine vengeance” or “guardian angels of the country”: ✔️ The natural aristocracy.
9. Love of gold, love of praise, and ambition are: ✔️ Aristocratic passions.
10. It is absolutely necessary to give state governors a negative upon the acts of: ✔️ Congress.

6th student Adams reading quiz

1. Machiavelli’s first principle for founding a state: ✔️ Presume all men are bad.
2. A first principle of government holds that liberty and justice can only be secured by: ✔️ A fixed constitution and stated laws.
3. Montesquieu advises constitution writers to check power with: ✔️ Power.
4. Aristotle advises that, if supreme power is placed in particular persons, those people should be: Incorrect Answer: The wisest and most virtuous.
5. Natural aristocracies are common: ✔️ To every people.
6. A single assembly is adequate for federal concerns because congress is: Incorrect Answer: Divided by region, not class.
7. Human nature is not fit to be trusted with: ✔️ All authority in a single assembly.
8. Lord Bolingbroke describes this group as either “instruments of divine vengeance” or “guardian angels of the country”: ✔️ The natural aristocracy.
9. Love of gold, love of praise, and ambition are: ✔️ Aristocratic passions.
10. It is absolutely necessary to give state governors a negative upon the acts of: ✔️ Congress.

Conclusion

This quiz highlights enduring principles in the governance of societies, where thinkers like Montesquieu and Franklin emphasized the need for balanced power, a structured constitution, and the importance of public virtue. The answers reflect a commitment to creating a government rooted in law rather than in the unpredictable tendencies of individual leaders. From checking power with power to advocating for bi-cameral legislatures, these ideas continue to shape modern political frameworks. Ultimately, the insights from these questions remind us that well-defined systems and checks on authority are essential in safeguarding justice, liberty, and the public good.