Democracies must strike a balance between majority rule and
a. the protection of minority rights.
b. the electoral college.
c. political parties.
d. interest groups.
e. free elections.
a
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The party-in-the-electorate refers specifically to
A) all members of the general public who identify with a political party. B) the formal leadership of a political party. C) all elected and appointed officials who identify with a party. D) the members of the electoral college. E) all individuals who choose members of the electoral college.
Which of the following represents a shortcoming of the Articles of Confederation that the framers of the Constitution intended to fix?
a. the federal government's inability to raise revenues from the states b. the states’ ability to exceed the authority and independence of each other c. an overreaching federal government resulting from too much power d. an amendment process that was too easy to achieve