GECIV 100 EXAM 3 NEWEST WITH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2026/2027 100% CORRECT
Which statement correctly describes how the issue of slavery was "solved" at the convention? - ANSWER>Slavery
was considered a moral issue by many delegates, but a political compromise kept Congress form stopping the
importation of slaves for 20 years after ratification.
Elder Oaks closes his article by encouraging us to practice "civic virtue." The one word that he says best describes
civic virtue is ____________. - ANSWER>Patriotism
According to James Madison in Federalist 51, what is the "great difficulty" in forming a government of men over
men? - ANSWER>You must first enable the government to control the governed, and in the next place, oblige it to
control itself.
Which statement describes the "intellectual breakthrough" Madison presented to the convention concerning the
size of a republic? - ANSWER>There could be stability in large republics.
, In Federalist 51, James Madison argued that the Constitution provided what? - ANSWER>A political system of
auxiliary precautions to protect against the failure of public virtue.
Who is often referred to as the Father of the Constitution? - ANSWER>James Madison
In Federalist 10, James Madison argued that for factions to be controlled, there needed to be
_____________________. - ANSWER>a large republic with many factions.
Which of the following did Elder Oaks say of the Constitution? - ANSWER>Elder Oaks has never considered it
necessary to defend every line of the Constitution as scriptural.
When virtue exists in a society and is practiced by the people __________________. - ANSWER>the people
practice regulated and restrained self-interest
According to Madison, what is the primary control on the power of government? - ANSWER>The virtue of the
people.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2026/2027 100% CORRECT
Which statement correctly describes how the issue of slavery was "solved" at the convention? - ANSWER>Slavery
was considered a moral issue by many delegates, but a political compromise kept Congress form stopping the
importation of slaves for 20 years after ratification.
Elder Oaks closes his article by encouraging us to practice "civic virtue." The one word that he says best describes
civic virtue is ____________. - ANSWER>Patriotism
According to James Madison in Federalist 51, what is the "great difficulty" in forming a government of men over
men? - ANSWER>You must first enable the government to control the governed, and in the next place, oblige it to
control itself.
Which statement describes the "intellectual breakthrough" Madison presented to the convention concerning the
size of a republic? - ANSWER>There could be stability in large republics.
, In Federalist 51, James Madison argued that the Constitution provided what? - ANSWER>A political system of
auxiliary precautions to protect against the failure of public virtue.
Who is often referred to as the Father of the Constitution? - ANSWER>James Madison
In Federalist 10, James Madison argued that for factions to be controlled, there needed to be
_____________________. - ANSWER>a large republic with many factions.
Which of the following did Elder Oaks say of the Constitution? - ANSWER>Elder Oaks has never considered it
necessary to defend every line of the Constitution as scriptural.
When virtue exists in a society and is practiced by the people __________________. - ANSWER>the people
practice regulated and restrained self-interest
According to Madison, what is the primary control on the power of government? - ANSWER>The virtue of the
people.
