Republics and the Election of Guardians

What is one of the advantages promised by a well-constructed union, according to the text?

What does the author consider to be the dangerous vice in popular governments?

What are considered to be the mortal diseases under which popular governments have perished, according to the text?

What is one of the favorite and fruitful topics from which the adversaries to liberty derive their most specious declamations, according to the text?

What is considered to be an unwarrantable partiality, according to the text?

What has been the source of valuable improvements made by American constitutions, according to the text?

According to the passage, which of the following is a concern about the apportionment of taxes?

What is the main concern raised about the existence of a faction consisting of less than a majority?

In the context of the passage, what does the term 'faction' refer to?

What is the author's view on the effectiveness of moral and religious motives as a control for injustice and violence?

What is the main drawback mentioned about a pure democracy in the passage?

According to the passage, what distinguishes a republic from a democracy?

What is identified as a potential drawback of delegating the government to a small number of elected citizens?

What is suggested as a potential way to secure the public good and private rights against the danger of a faction?

What is proposed as a potential cure for the mischiefs of faction according to the passage?

What does the passage suggest about democracies compared to republics?

What does the passage suggest about theoretical politicians who have patronized pure democracy?

What is the main concern expressed in the passage?

According to the passage, what is the effect of liberty on faction?

What are the two methods of curing the mischiefs of faction mentioned in the passage?

According to the passage, what is the main obstacle to a uniformity of interests in society?

What does the passage suggest is the first object of government?

What does the author mean by 'faction' in the context of this passage?

How does the passage describe the relationship between liberty and faction?

What does the passage suggest about different opinions and passions according to human reason?

According to the passage, what has been a common source of factions throughout history?

According to the passage, what is considered impracticable?

What does the passage suggest about different interests in society?

According to the passage, what is the main concern about the occasional calms?

What does the passage imply about the rays of glory?

What does the passage suggest about the principles of civil liberty?

What is the main purpose of the introduction of legislative balances and checks as mentioned in the passage?

According to the passage, what would have happened if it had been found impracticable to have devised models of a more perfect structure?

What does the passage suggest about the utility of a Confederacy?

'The wretched nurseries of unceasing discord' refers to:

According to the passage, what does Montesquieu recommend for republics?

What is implied about the sentiments of Montesquieu?

What is suggested about the newly improved scientific principles in politics?

What conclusion can be drawn from 'But it is not to be denied that the portraits they have sketched of republican government were too just copies of the originals from which they were taken.'?

What is suggested about the enlargement of the orbit within which popular systems are to revolve according to the passage?

Why are small republics less favorable for the election of proper guardians of the public weal?

What advantage does the text claim for large republics over small republics in controlling the effects of faction?

What does the text propose as a republican remedy for the diseases most incident to republican government?

What makes factious combinations less to be dreaded in large republics than in small republics?

Why does the federal Constitution form a happy combination?

What does the text argue about the representation of the Union?

What does the text suggest about factious combinations within the Union?

What did Alexander Hamilton consider as 'the utmost moment' for the peace and liberty of the States?

'It is impossible to read the history of the petty republics of Greece and Italy without feeling sensations of horror and disgust.' What emotions does this statement convey?

According to the passage, what is the nature of a CONFEDERATE REPUBLIC?

What is the main distinction between a CONFEDERACY and a CONSOLIDATION of the States, as per the passage?

What does the passage suggest about the relationship between the proposed Constitution and State governments?

What does Montesquieu recommend for a confederate republic, according to the passage?

What is considered to be an essential characteristic of a confederate government, as per the passage?

What is suggested about the utility of a Confederacy?

'The wretched nurseries of unceasing discord' refers to:

According to the passage, what has been the cause of incurable disorder and imbecility in a government?

'But it is not to be denied that the portraits they have sketched of republican government were too just copies of the originals from which they were taken.' - What conclusion can be drawn from this statement?

'A distinction, more subtle than accurate, has been raised between a CONFEDERACY and a CONSOLIDATION of the States.' - What does this statement suggest about the distinction?