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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 general will is always which of the following?
2. The right of which of the following terms in the first degree refers to private property rights under the state?
3. According to the author, the more Magistrates that there are, the closer that the government is to which of the following?
4. The fourth type of law is the moral law of custom, also referred to as which of the following?
5. The author believes that a man's hold on his personal property is which of the following when he is part of the state?
Short Essay Questions
1. What reason does the author cite as the necessary one for the social contract to be established?
2. What does the author state will happen unless natural circumstances are taken into account by the legislator?
3. Can the general will err?
4. According to the author, what type of geography makes a state unstable?
5. What is the trade being made between freedom and government when there is only one magistrate?
6. On what type of standard are the authoritarian socio-political system and the family system both based?
7. What type of obedience has less value and is less enduring?
8. Why do legislators have to be aware of timing when they present laws?
9. What does the author suggest that the social contract gives?
10. How does the author describe humanity's basic animalistic drive?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What makes democracy unwieldy? How can democracy be made more efficient? Use examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Referencing the four types of laws that are given at the end of Book 2, use examples from the book to explain what the four types of laws are, and how they define governments.
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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