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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. Which of the following is destroyed if the government does not reflect the Sovereign Will?

2. 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?

3. According to the author, no man has any natural authority over which of the following?

4. The term, inherent in anarchy, refers to which of the following?

5. The first type of laws govern the interaction between the state and which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. What characteristics does the author give humans?

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

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

4. What is the author's definition of law?

5. According to the author, what is the only element that can direct the state?

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

7. What happens to the individual's hold on his personal property when he is part of the state?

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

9. How is the body politic destroyed?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to the author, what is a government and what are the different aspects of a government?

Essay Topic 2

What makes democracy unwieldy? How can democracy be made more efficient? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

What is the role that size plays in determining the characteristics of a state? How do geography and size work together to define a state? Use the examples that the author uses in the book to support your answer.

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