Reread the last two sentences of the second excerpt. Many people find Machiavelli’s advice about the need to “have a mind ready to
turn itself accordingly as the winds . . . of fortune force it” and the need to
“diverge from the good” in order to maintain the state to be refreshingly honest
and accurate. Others believe he is wrong to suggest that a ruler should ever “act
contrary to faith, friendship, humanity, and religion.” Choose one position and
write a statement that expresses your beliefs about it.

Which of the following quotes from the constitution describes the senate? "no person…who shall not have attained to the age of twenty five years, and been seven years a citizen of the united states, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state in which he shall be chosen." "the…shall chose their other officers, and also a president pro tempore, in the absence of the vice president, or when he shall exercise the office of president of the united states.""the…shall be composed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several states.""the…shall choose their speaker and other officers; and shall have the sole power of impeachment."