Aristotle

Aristotle

1) Aristotle would have responded positively to the signing of the constitution because he himself was in favored for a constitution as long as the politician maintained it. He also believed in the government having power over the states but with laws fair to both the government and the governed, where the people had a say.

Signing of the Constitution

2) There are many different "elements" of society represented in this painting. One being President George Washington who is the man on standing on the podium with his chest puffed out. The men behind him represent his cabinet because they are the closest to him. The men in front of the president sitting down (Benjamin Franklin) are representing officials like the senators and congressmen. And the big group of people in the back of the painting represent the governed who are trying to make their voices heard.

3) Aristotle would have assumed that the government was a democracy more than an oligarchy. The reason being is because the painting depicts different social elements with different views whereas if it was an oligarchy it would have depicted a small group of people who looked the same, where on the same level and had the same views.

4) The people who signed the constitution were at most just regular citizens ignored by the British government and who wanted to create a place where their voices were heard.

 Tocqueville

5) Aristotle had different views compared to Tocqueville when it came to rationality, therefore leading to different outlooks on morality and society. But they both believed the soul had "rational and non-rational parts."