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Questions 1-5 of 50:

1.

Rousseau states that the art of the lawmaker is in balancing these three wills how? (from Book 3, Part 1)

So that all three are considered equally.

So that the Individual and Corporate will are subservient to the Sovereign will.

So that the Sovereign and Corporate will are subservient to the Individual will.

So that the Individual and Sovereign will are subservient to the Corporate will.

2.

Why does Rousseau believe that a civil or state religion is preferable to separation of church and state? (from Book 4, Part 3)

Because he was a Christian and wanted to promote his beliefs.

Because it creates a unity of belief among the body politic.

Because he believed that rulers were also disciples of god.

Because it would be too complicated for people to separate their religious beliefs and their political beliefs.

3.

What example does Rousseau give of a united church and state? (from Book 4, Part 3)

England.

Phoenicians.

Venice.

Israel.

4.

According to the author, by which of the following does the government tend to govern when it becomes large and bureaucratic? (from Book 3, Part 4)

General will.

Sovereign Will.

Individual will.

Representative will.

5.

Which of the following terms is used to describe belief in one god to the exclusion of all others? (from Book 4, Part 3)

Polytheism.

Modernism.

Dualism.

Monotheism.

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