Chapter 91. Reflections on The Search for Stability, Chapter 9

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Correct. The answer is c. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that, after the divisions of the 1790s, American political leaders concentrated on stabilizing the republic. George Washington’s presidency, the ratification of the Bill of Rights, and the ideology of republican motherhood all aided the United States’ struggle to regain its footing during that decade.

Incorrect. The answer is c. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that, after the divisions of the 1790s, American political leaders concentrated on stabilizing the republic. George Washington’s presidency, the ratification of the Bill of Rights, and the ideology of republican motherhood all aided the United States’ struggle to regain its footing during that decade.

Correct. The answer is b. To illustrate her assertion that the first president, George Washington, envisioned the presidency as a means for unifying the United States, the author describes Washington’s commitment to implanting his own reputation for integrity into the office itself. She suggests that Washington took pains to elevate the public good over private interest and to project honesty and honor over personal ambition.

Incorrect. The answer is b. To illustrate her assertion that the first president, George Washington, envisioned the presidency as a means for unifying the United States, the author describes Washington’s commitment to implanting his own reputation for integrity into the office itself. She suggests that Washington took pains to elevate the public good over private interest and to project honesty and honor over personal ambition.

Correct. The answer is c. The author demonstrates Federalists’ eagerness to heal the divisions of the 1780s with the example of James Madison’s eagerness to create a Bill of Rights during the United States Congress’s first term. She suggests that Madison drew on existing state constitutions to draft the Bill of Rights, which guaranteed basic individual freedoms and clarified the boundaries between federal and state authority. These first ten amendments to the Constitution were approved by Congress in 1789 and immediately sent to the states for approval.

Incorrect. The answer is c. The author demonstrates Federalists’ eagerness to heal the divisions of the 1780s with the example of James Madison’s eagerness to create a Bill of Rights during the United States Congress’s first term. She suggests that Madison drew on existing state constitutions to draft the Bill of Rights, which guaranteed basic individual freedoms and clarified the boundaries between federal and state authority. These first ten amendments to the Constitution were approved by Congress in 1789 and immediately sent to the states for approval.

Correct. The answer is d. To support her argument that Americans began to see white women as a potential source of political stability during the 1790s, the author discusses the emergence of the concept of the republican wife and mother whose virtue could reform the manners and morals of men and boys.

Incorrect. The answer is d. To support her argument that Americans began to see white women as a potential source of political stability during the 1790s, the author discusses the emergence of the concept of the republican wife and mother whose virtue could reform the manners and morals of men and boys.

Correct. The answer is a. The author suggests in this section of the chapter that Americans’ growing acceptance of the idea that white women’s domestic obligations had a political component stemmed from the publication of essays that argued in favor of republican motherhood.

Incorrect. The answer is a. The author suggests in this section of the chapter that Americans’ growing acceptance of the idea that white women’s domestic obligations had a political component stemmed from the publication of essays that argued in favor of republican motherhood.

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