The Following Questions Are Based on the Excerpt Below

question 38

Multiple Choice

The following questions are based on the excerpt below.
"From decades of debate on the colonists' right to self-government,popular sovereignty had emerged as the basic principle of legitimate government. But how was this principle to be realized in practice? ...Whig social contract theory specified that sovereignty resided in the will of the majority of the participants in the contract,limited only by the individual member's right to life,liberty,and property. Applied to the colonies,the question was,who were the legitimate participants in the new polity based on contract?"
Willi Paul Adams,The First American Constitutions,1980
-Which of the following would have argued most energetically in support of a limited definition of the legitimate participants in government?

• A) Enlightenment philosophers
• B) Thomas Paine
• C) Frontiersmen
• D) The Federalists

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Definitions:

Breached a Contract

The failure to perform any term of a contract, written or verbal, without a legitimate legal excuse, which may result in legal action against the party in breach.

Implied Warranties

Warranties not explicitly stated but presumed by law to provide certain assurances regarding the quality or functionality of a product.

Express Warranties

Explicit promises made by a seller to a buyer regarding the quality or nature of a product.

Disclaimed

A statement that denies responsibility, affiliation, or connection to something.