Why is public opinion central to the idea of democracy?

a. because political attitudes expressed by ordinary people are unusually coherent
b. because the public's passions are capable of infringing on others' liberties
c. because grave doubts about the wisdom of the public would otherwise be ignored
d. because democracy isfundamentally about the rule of the people

d

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a. 5 percent b. 10 percent c. 15 percent d. 20 percent e. 25 percent

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