Question

1. if a country has a political system where some decisions are made in local legislatures and others are made in the national legislature. whose government would this most likely be compared to?

the system of government advocated by plato
the british system under the magna charta
the u.s. system of government created in philadelphia
the articles of confederation

1. according to hobbes, what would life be like without limits on an individuals behavior or if living in a state of nature?

mundane
perilous
amazing
joyful

Explanation:

• Question 20:
• Plato's system was more about philosopher - kings and a hierarchical, non - federal structure.
• The Magna Carta was more about limiting the power of the king in a unitary (not federal) British context.
• The Articles of Confederation gave too much power to the states with a weak national government.
• The U.S. system created in Philadelphia (the Constitution) is a federal system where power is divided between national and local (state) legislatures.
• Question 21:
• Hobbes believed that in a state of nature (without limits on behavior), life would be "nasty, brutish, and short" which is perilous. He did not view it as mundane (ordinary in a non - threatening way), amazing, or joyful.

Answer:

1. the U.S. system of government created in Philadelphia
2. Perilous