Why did the founders of the United States opt for representative democracy instead of the Athenian model of direct democracy?
A) They believed that citizen participation was unnecessary in governance.
B) They preferred a republic headed by a king or queen.
C) They were against a government based on the consent of the governed.
D) They thought that the rights of the minority would be ignored.
E) They opined that the masses would not be able to decide what would be right for themselves.
D
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a. Broadcast media b. Network media c. Popular media d. Mass media
The U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 would be classified most accurately as a(n) ______________ intervention, according to the terminology of Michael Walzer, although the American government classified it as _____________
a. unjust and overtly aggressive, and preemptive b. preventive and preemptive c. illegal and just, in that it was used to force regime change as sought by Iraqi citizens d. borderline unjust and clearly preemptive against threats from Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein