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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. The second type of law governs the relationship between which of the following within the state?

2. According to the author, unless natural circumstances are taken into account by the legislator, the laws will be which of the following?

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

4. The author believes that all power comes from which of the following?

5. Who is Grotius?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the most freeing way of life for an individual?

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

3. What type of obedience has less value and is less enduring?

4. Why are legislators with the correct qualities important?

5. What characteristics does the author give humans?

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

7. How is the body politic destroyed?

8. What do the second and third types of laws presented in Book 2, Chapter 12, have in common?

9. What are the three levels of will that a magistrate has operating within themselves?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does power shift back and forth between the three types of government? Use specific examples from the book, including historical ones, to support your essay.

Essay Topic 2

What is the relationship between suffrage and elections and the provisions of the Sovereign Will? Define each term, using support from the book, and provide at least two examples of how each (suffrage and elections) help define the Sovereign Will.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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