9. Document Projects for Exploring American Histories, Document Project 9: The Panic of 1819

**Quiz for Document 9.4: James Kent, Arguments against Expanding Male Voting Rights (1821)**

Quiz for Document 9.4: James Kent, Arguments against Expanding Male Voting Rights (1821)

Document 9.4: James Kent, Arguments against Expanding Male Voting Rights (1821)

Select the best answer for each question. Click the “submit” button for each question to turn in your work.

Question 9.10

1. What did James Kent fear would be a consequence of universal male suffrage?

The corruption of the courts

The election of a present who was unqualified for the job

The eventual expansion of suffrage to women, African Americans, and Native Americans

The demise of Americans’ right to private property

Question 9.11

2. Kent argues that it is unreasonable to believe that “every man that works a day on the road, or serves an idle hour in the militia, is entitled as of right to an equal participation in the whole power of the government” because such men

are uneducated and prone to hating people who are different from themselves.

are, by nature, less virtuous and more likely to commit crimes and licentious acts.

do not contribute much to American society and cannot be trusted to care for it diligently.

care only about themselves and have no concern for the common good of the people.

Question 9.12

3. Which institution did James Kent suggest would serve as a check on the potential dangers posed to the United States by universal suffrage?

The U.S. Senate

The U.S. presidency

The U.S. Supreme Court

The U.S. military

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