The Federalists Believed That Human Tendencies Toward Ambition and Corruption

question 46

Multiple Choice

The Federalists believed that human tendencies toward ambition and corruption should be dealt with by ______.

• A) socializing citizens to make decisions according to civic virtue
• B) ignoring these characteristics because most people are basically good
• C) creating institutions that made use of those characteristics to produce good outcomes and protect against bad outcomes
• D) governing through monarchy
• E) concentrating power in a legislature

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