"If a ruler himself is upright, all will go well without orders. But if he himself is not upright, even though he gives orders they will not be obeyed... Lead the people by virtue and restrain them by the rules of decorum, and the people will have a sense of shame, and moreover will become good." —Confucius Confucius was a Chinese philosopher. The quote used here relates to how Confucius felt about A. how good citizens should behave. B. the relationship between leaders and soldiers. C. how a government should be run. D. the relationship between parents and children.

He seventeenth amendment to the us constitution calls for the direct election of all us senators. this means that the people of each state get to vote to decide who will be their two us senators. before this, the legislatures of each state chose the two us senators from that state with no direct involvement of the average voter. why would this amendment be considered a reform? how would it benefit the people? even today some people claim that the seventeenth amendment was a bad idea. what arguments could be made for reverting selection of us senators back to the state legislatures?

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What new concept did the the american revolution introduce into the world