Question

In what sense was the Constitution of the United States a product of the Enlightenment?

A.It built upon the ideas of limiting government power and supporting individual rights.

B. It left traditional institutions such as slavery in place in order to achieve political compromise.

C. It resulted from a revolutionary war, but it sought to replace war with a peaceful civil society.

D. It installed a privileged class of landowning white males in a permanent position of political power.

Answer 1

A, I think, because the Revolutionary War had little to nothing to do with the Constitution, slavery wasn't an issue until the Civil War, and landowning white males were already in political power.

Answer 2

Thank You, I appreciate it can u help me a little more please?

Answer 3

Sure :)

Answer 4

Use the passage below from Baron de Montesquieu's The Spirit of the Laws (1748) to answer the question:

An aristocratic government has an inherent vigour, unknown to democracy. The nobles form a body, who by their prerogative, and for their own particular interest, restrain the people; it is sufficient that there are laws in being to see them executed.

But easy as it may be for the body of the nobles to restrain the people, it is difficult to restrain themselves.
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Which inference about Montesquieu's ideas on government is not well supported by the passage?

A. Government should restrain people's excessive self-interest.

B.Each form of government has its own drawbacks.

C. Aristocracy is the best form of government.

D. Different social groups have different character traits.

Answer 5

I'm thinking D, because it doesn't explain anything about different, multiple social groups, other than the nobles. A is supported by the last bit and in the second sentence. However, it could be C, because C is sort of an opinion, and nowhere does it say that Aristocracy is the best form of government, so it could actually be C.