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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By which of the following terms does the author state that the power of deciding for the whole of the body can only be established?
(a) Veiled proceedings.
(b) Proper ordering.
(c) Convention.
(d) Totality.

2. According to the author, politicians have separated the Sovereign Will into which of the following?
(a) Separate wills.
(b) Separate buildings.
(c) Separate votes.
(d) Separate jurisdictions.

3. The term, magistrate, is used interchangeably with which of the following titles?
(a) King.
(b) Leader.
(c) Prince.
(d) President.

4. The second type of law governs the relationship between which of the following within the state?
(a) Industries.
(b) Individuals.
(c) Companies.
(d) Factions.

5. According to the author, from which of the following does justice flow?
(a) The law.
(b) Nature.
(c) The general will.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, which of the following does a legislator do?

2. The general will is always which of the following?

3. The right of which of the following terms in the first degree refers to private property rights under the state?

4. Which of the following types of law is the third type of law that governs a specific type of relationship within a state?

5. When the author writes of a sovereign within the social contract, he refers to which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does every individual have the responsibility to die in defense of the state?

2. What is one premise cited in the author's argument that imposition of an unnatural authority is contrary to human nature?

3. What does the author believe to be the foundation of all types of laws?

4. According to the author, how should laws between states differ?

5. When do individuals have to surrender their individual will?

6. What does the author state will happen unless natural circumstances are taken into account by the legislator?

7. What does the author cite as being an essential foundation for living and governing the right way?

8. How does the need felt by the citizens use the Sovereign Will to connect to the governed?

9. What is the trade being made between freedom and government when there is only one magistrate?

10. Why do legislators have to be aware of timing when they present laws?

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