Plato's TheRepublic
a. adapted the rational legacy of Greek philosophy to politics by fashioning a rational model of the state.
b. was based, in part, on the conviction that for people to live ethical lives, they must do so as citizens of a just and rational state.
c. criticized the fundamental assumption of Athenian democracy: common people are capable of participating sensibly in public affairs.
d. stated that in democracies leaders are often chosen for the wrong reason, that democracy's intoxication with liberty leads to anarchy and when that chaos arrives the people turn power over to demagogues.
e. all of the above
e
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A) high unemployment B) low unemployment C) high birth rates D) low birth rates
How did the Supreme Court 1876 cases of Munn v. Illinois and Peik v. Chicago and Northwestern Railway affect the economic development of the West?
A) They implemented limitations on the power and profits made by railroads on interstate trade. B) They banned the unregulated open-pit mining system that damaged the environment. C) They illegalized the practice used by mining corporations to integrate their resources with the means and methods of production. D) They refused to let creditors charge high interest rates for farm loans.
Which of the following did NOT trigger the revolt led by Nathaniel Bacon?
A. clashes between Indians and whites B. popular opposition to the restoration of the monarchy C. diminishing economic opportunities for freed servants and small planters D. a contest for power between older and newer elites
At the start of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the delegates ruled that
A. their proceeding would be open to the public. B. states would have proportional voting based on each state's population. C. slavery would have to be preserved within the United States. D. the country needed a stronger army to prevent further popular uprisings. E. each state delegation would have a single vote.