When James Madison wrote in the Federalist Papers, "What is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?" what was he saying about human nature?

Question

a. that the type of government shows a lot about human nature****
b. that human nature is positive
c. that human nature is negative
d. that the type of government should be federalist

Answer 1

No.

http://www.questioz.com/questioz-research-articles/if-men-were-angels
Read very carefully and then let us know what you decide.
No guessing!

Answer 2

Mr. Madison's sentence, taken out of context (as presented here) is really rather meaningless. Do read the article Writeacher posted for you. I would hope your text materials provide context, but the article certainly does.

Answer 3

Based off of the article you gave me, all facts pointed to the answer D. that the type of government should be federalist. Is this correct?

Answer 4

Not sure why, but according to my assignment the correct answer was my original answer. Thank you anyways though as I know you guys are right 95% of the time.

Answer 5

We can't see your graph, so can't comment on it. If A was the "correct" answer to your first question, whoever wrote the question was taking Madison's sentence out of context. Madison's Federalist paper was an argument for a federal-style government with checks and balances to prevent the worst instincts of the populace from taking over. The checks and balances were to protect against popular whim, which may not always be wise.

Answer 6

Reed is right. Whoever wrote that question and the answer choices AND decided that A was correct is rather dull in the intelligence department! As I read that, I saw it as simply a restatement of the question.

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