HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Question
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“In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this ____ You must oblige [require] the government to control itself.”JJames MadisonWhich statement is most consistent with the idea expressed in the quotation?
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The President should be free to choose his advisers.
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In times of crisis, the President should have broad emergency powers.
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Members of Congress should also be able to serve in the executive and judicial branches of government.
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Congress should override the President’s veto of a bill whenever such action is necessary.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -These thinkers valued reason, science, religious tolerance, and what they called “natural rights”-life, liberty, and property. Enlightenment philosophers John Locke, Charles Montesquieu, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau all developed theories of government in which some or even all the people would govern.
Detailed explanation-2: -Writers of the Enlightenment were primarily interested in: Changing the relationship between people and their government = moving from an absolute monarchy to a democracy.
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