Madison, who recognized that people act most forcefully when they have a stake in the outcome, believed tyranny could best be avoided by which of the following?

a. Empowering every faction to look out for its own interests.
b. Suppressing the diversity of factions, thereby suppressing conflict.
c. Ensuring all Americans held similar beliefs and values to minimize the existence of factions.
d. Allowing only the political elites to make policy decisions, thereby eliminating the role of factions in government.


a. Empowering every faction to look out for its own interests.

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a. prior legal argument and trial experience b. prior experience in the federal district courts c. prior experience in the federal appeals courts d. There are no requirements for a Supreme Court justice.

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Hugo Grotius

a. is the Chief Justice of the World Court. b. helped create the League of Nations. c. is often considered the father of international law. d. led the Nuremburg War Crimes Trials.

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