What is a republic, and what, according to Madison, is its benefit over a “pure democracy,” where all citizens have direct power to control government?
What will be an ideal response?
The republican form of government is a representative democracy. In particular, Madison argued that it was feasible in a large state and that it would be safer because public passions would be checked by the system.
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Concern over the Vietnam syndrome would be most likely to cause the president to do which of the following?
a. enter into a military conflict to counter communist influences b. avoid a potentially unwinnable military conflict with significant American fatalities c. use conventional military weapons and tactics instead of diplomacy d. promote foreign policy goals using executive agreements rather than treaties
Which of the following is FALSE about Indira Gandhi?
a. Her actions as prime minister were so autocratic that many labeled her a dictator. b. One of her sons was killed in a plane crash, the other son assassinated by a suicide bomber. c. She was assassinated by her bodyguards after she put down an insurrection by extremists. d. She was never formally elected to Congress, only served as a party leader and activist.