As Evidenced in James Madison's Federalist No

question 25

Multiple Choice

As evidenced in James Madison's Federalist No. 10, many of the writers of the Constitution were cautious regarding ______________.

• A) the right of people to vote because they tended to rely on emotion rather than rationality
• B) factions, by which he meant groups of people motivated by a common economic and/or political interest
• C) the office of president
• D) the ability of the people to amend the Constitution and thus, in Madison's opinion, to undermine its authority
• E) state powers

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the probability of a behavior is changed by its consequences, such as rewards or punishments.

Stimulus Generalization

The process by which a conditioned response is made in response to stimuli that are similar to the conditioned stimulus but not identical.

Classically Conditioned

The process by which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to elicit a similar response.

Rectangle

A quadrilateral with four right angles and opposite sides that are parallel and of equal length.