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The United States Constitution is the oldest, continuous, national republican document in existence today. It was not the first. Republics, or mixed regimes as they are also known, existed long before the Americans crafted theirs in 1787. Most did not last very long. In the ancient world, the Roman republic collapsed when it degenerated into empire. During the Renaissance, the Florentine republic in Italy survived a mere 14 years, from 1498 to 1512. It dissolved when the powerful Medici family, which had once ruled Florence, reestablished a dictatorship.
According to the classical republican tradition, republics were fragile political organizations, because the critical balance between the various branches of government could easily crumble when one or two dominated the others. The Americans modeled their constitution on the British government with its one person executive and two-part legislature. The British failed to create a true republic, because a hereditary monarch led the executive branch and hereditary aristocrats controlled the upper house, the unelected House of Lords. Large landowners controlled the House of Commons and only a few men possessed the right to vote. Americans believed that after separating from the British Empire, they could create a true republican structure where citizens participated in decision-making and enjoyed peaceful transitions of power.
According to the classical republican tradition, republics were fragile political organizations, because the critical balance between the various branches of government could easily crumble when one or two dominated the others. The Americans modeled their constitution on the British government with its one person executive and two-part legislature. The British failed to create a true republic, because a hereditary monarch led the executive branch and hereditary aristocrats controlled the upper house, the unelected House of Lords. Large landowners controlled the House of Commons and only a few men possessed the right to vote. Americans believed that after separating from the British Empire, they could create a true republican structure where citizens participated in decision-making and enjoyed peaceful transitions of power.
1. According to the passage, it is safe to assume that American most likely saw one of the major flaws of the British government to be which of the following?
(A) Maintaining a monarchy.
(B) Failing to give women the right to vote.
(C) Allowing one of the branch of the government to be tied to a hereditary monarch and aristocrats.
(D) Failing to outlaw a dictatorship.
(E) Not distributing land equally among the citizens.
(A) Maintaining a monarchy.
(B) Failing to give women the right to vote.
(C) Allowing one of the branch of the government to be tied to a hereditary monarch and aristocrats.
(D) Failing to outlaw a dictatorship.
(E) Not distributing land equally among the citizens.
2. Which of the following best describes the author’s tone in the passage?
(A) Accusatory and irate
(B) Wistful and yearning
(C) Provocative and probing
(D) Factual and learned
(E) Reflective and erudite
(A) Accusatory and irate
(B) Wistful and yearning
(C) Provocative and probing
(D) Factual and learned
(E) Reflective and erudite
3. What role does the [Highlighted] portion play in the passage?
(A) It introduces the main idea of the passage.
(B) It raises a question that the rest of the passage will attempt to answer.
(C) It is a series of suggestions that the author feels readers should contemplate.
(D) It provides historical proof of the assertion the author has made earlier.
(E) It is the thesis of the argument that the author tries to put forward.
(A) It introduces the main idea of the passage.
(B) It raises a question that the rest of the passage will attempt to answer.
(C) It is a series of suggestions that the author feels readers should contemplate.
(D) It provides historical proof of the assertion the author has made earlier.
(E) It is the thesis of the argument that the author tries to put forward.
4. Which of the following statements most accurately captures the main point of the passage?
(A) America rebelled against Britain by refusing to set up their government in the same way.
(B) The American who set up the country’s government tried to do something uniquely long-lasting yet based in the historical example of republics that came before.
(C) The Ancient Greeks could’ve learned a lot about governing from Americans.
(D) Republics are a popular but short-lived type of government.
(E) Setting up a government is much harder than it might at first appear.
(A) America rebelled against Britain by refusing to set up their government in the same way.
(B) The American who set up the country’s government tried to do something uniquely long-lasting yet based in the historical example of republics that came before.
(C) The Ancient Greeks could’ve learned a lot about governing from Americans.
(D) Republics are a popular but short-lived type of government.
(E) Setting up a government is much harder than it might at first appear.
5. According to the passage, what form of government followed the brief Florentine republic in Italy in the late 1400s?
(A) A monarchy
(B) A republic
(C) A constitution
(D) A dictatorship
(E) A rebellion
(A) A monarchy
(B) A republic
(C) A constitution
(D) A dictatorship
(E) A rebellion
6. According to the passage, who controlled the House of Commons in Britain?
(A) The monarch
(B) Americans
(C) Noblemen
(D) Peasants
(E) Landowners
(A) The monarch
(B) Americans
(C) Noblemen
(D) Peasants
(E) Landowners
American Constitutional History by Jack Fruchtman
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The passage discusses the historical context of the U.S. Constitution and how it was inspired by the British government. It points out the flaws in earlier republics, like the Roman and Florentine republics, and highlights how the U.S. aimed to create a more lasting and true republic by avoiding the hereditary elements present in the British system.
1. According to the passage, it is safe to assume that American most likely saw one of the major flaws of the British government to be which of the following?
(A) Maintaining a monarchy.
(B) Failing to give women the right to vote.
(C) Allowing one of the branch of the government to be tied to a hereditary monarch and aristocrats.
(D) Failing to outlaw a dictatorship.
(E) Not distributing land equally among the citizens.
The passage criticizes the British system for not creating a true republic, pointing out that the executive branch was tied to a hereditary monarch and aristocrats controlled the upper house. This would have been a major flaw that Americans sought to avoid.
Answer: (C).
2. Which of the following best describes the author’s tone in the passage?
(A) Accusatory and irate
(B) Wistful and yearning
(C) Provocative and probing
(D) Factual and learned
(E) Reflective and erudite
The author presents facts and historical examples to explain the development of the U.S. Constitution and its departure from the British system, without showing strong emotional tones or personal bias.
Answer: (D).
3. What role does the [Highlighted] portion play in the passage?
(A) It introduces the main idea of the passage.
(B) It raises a question that the rest of the passage will attempt to answer.
(C) It is a series of suggestions that the author feels readers should contemplate.
(D) It provides historical proof of the assertion the author has made earlier.
(E) It is the thesis of the argument that the author tries to put forward.
The highlighted portion serves as an example of the fragility of republics in history, backing up the author’s earlier point that earlier republics failed due to instability.
Answer: (D).
4. Which of the following statements most accurately captures the main point of the passage?
(A) America rebelled against Britain by refusing to set up their government in the same way.
(B) The American who set up the country’s government tried to do something uniquely long-lasting yet based in the historical example of republics that came before.
(C) The Ancient Greeks could’ve learned a lot about governing from Americans.
(D) Republics are a popular but short-lived type of government.
(E) Setting up a government is much harder than it might at first appear.
The passage shows how Americans looked at previous republics and sought to create a government that would last longer, building on but improving upon previous models.
Answer: (B).
5. According to the passage, what form of government followed the brief Florentine republic in Italy in the late 1400s?
(A) A monarchy
(B) A republic
(C) A constitution
(D) A dictatorship
(E) A rebellion
The passage explains that the Florentine republic ended when the Medici family reestablished a dictatorship, which is a form of government that followed.
Answer: (D).
6. According to the passage, who controlled the House of Commons in Britain?
(A) The monarch
(B) Americans
(C) Noblemen
(D) Peasants
(E) Landowners
The passage states that landowners, not common people, controlled the House of Commons, highlighting the elite control of the British legislature.
Answer: (E).
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