AP U.S. Government & Politics Practice

Madison & Smith

Compare their ideas about self-interest, competition, and limits on power. Answer first, then examine the reasoning.

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Sources & exam alignment

These are original practice questions, not official College Board exam items. The core principles of Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations appear in the AP framework effective fall 2026. The comparisons are applications of the authors’ ideas; their political and economic systems are not identical.

Federalist No. 10 — James Madison
Federalist No. 51 — James Madison
The Wealth of Nations — Adam Smith (Book I, Chapters I, II, and X; Book IV, Chapter IX)
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