Last question Read the quote. Then select the statement that is true about the quote.

“Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power…The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted.”—James Madison

A. The quote best reflects the idea of social contract. It says that the government’s job is to protect people’s rights and keep them safe from harm.
B. The quote best reflects the idea of social contract. It says that a strong government is needed with strong laws to stop people from criminal acts.
C. The quote best reflects the idea of natural law. It says that the job of government is to protect people’s liberties, even those that are disagreeable.
D. The quote best reflects the idea of natural law. It says government power must be restricted to protect rights because people by nature are selfish.

on august 14, 1935, the social security act established a system of old-age benefits for workers, benefits for victims of industrial accidents, unemployment insurance, aid for dependent mothers and children, the blind, and the physically handicapped.

most americans in 1776 were farmers. some, were merchants. others worked in businesses. many americans, especially the merchants, were angry at the british parliament because it imposed taxes on american trade. anger at britain's taxes was one of the major causes of the revolutionary war.

during the revolutionary war, the continental congress borrowed money from americans, such as robert morris and haym salomon, as well as foreign governments, such as france, spain, and the netherlands. the continental congress printed money, but as the war went on, the value of that money continued to go down causing a rapid rise in prices of every type of good and service. british control of the sea which made exporting and importing difficults and expensive contributed to the high prices. when the war ended the newly freed united states was forced to come to grips with high prices and a large public debt. pictures, poems, and speeches, patriot leaders such as paul revere (1735-1818) and samuel adams (1722-1803) turned the relatively minor incident into a choice piece of propaganda, of "massacre" proportions.