Welcome to Week 1 “The American Mind” Quiz According to Dr. Arnn, what does the word “college” mean? Partnership Diversity Education Student In this week’s lecture, Dr. Arnn gives two different definitions for “constitution”: “to set a big thing or a firm thing up strongly in a place,” and ______: To found a nation The rule of law To ordain or establish something The law of the land In addition to “statute,” what word is linked etymologically to “constitution”? Governing Statue Partnership Art Dr. Arnn describes the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence as “works of art.” How does he define “art”? A book Something grandiose A painting Something a human makes Just as marble was one of the causes (the material cause) of Michelangelo’s David, ______ is America’s material cause. The land and the people of America Freedom Great Britain Ancient Rome Who authored The Federalist, a series of essays in support of the Constitution’s ratification? Alexander Hamilton James Madison John Jay All of the above, writing as Publius True/False: The United States is a direct democracy. True False Thomas Jefferson notes four philosophers for their influence on the Declaration of Independence: Aristotle, Cicero, _____, and Sidney. Machiavelli Locke Hobbes Rousseau What is the meaning and importance of nature, according to Cicero? (Hint: the Declaration of Independence is built on this). Complete freedom A standard of right and wrong A utopian society Culture What does Cicero say is the characteristic of a true law? Transparency Unanimity Accordance with nature Fairness According to Aristotle, “good” and _____ are interchangeable terms. (Hint: Dr. Arnn uses a water bottle to demonstrate this). Being Liberty Happiness Nature According to Aristotle, _____ is an activity of the soul in accordance with virtue. Being Liberty Happiness Nature According to Abraham Lincoln, what is the central principle of the American constitutional order? Fairness Federalism Liberty to all Right of revolution Calvin Coolidge identifies three “very important definite propositions” in the Declaration of Independence: “All men are created equal”; “inalienable rights” and: Consent of the governed Constitutionalism Separation of powers Checks and balances True/False: In America, sovereignty originally was placed outside the government. True False