Discuss representative democracy as conceived by the framers. Include a brief discussion of Edmund Burke's philosophy.
What will be an ideal response?
According to the framers, a representative democracy would guard against chaos and civil unrest by incorporating the principle of majority rule along with built-in protection against excessive majoritarianism. The objective was a government sensitive to the majority's immediate concern that was also able to promote long-term societal interests. As a way of satisfying both of these desires, one chamber of the legislature was to be popularly elected, and the other removed from direct majoritarian interest by election through state legislatures. Presidential election also reflected this push-and-pull between seeking a compromise between majority rule and limiting popular will through using a system of electors that would be chosen by the states.
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A. the proliferation of remedial courses in college B. the continued decline in achievement test scores C. that educational skills of the current student generation will be lower than their parents D. the functional illiteracy of twenty-three million Americans E. all of the above
A __________ would be considered a dedicated fund.
A. fund that has money set aside for it through a constitutional requirement B. program that must be funded annually and can be done from any number of sources C. fund that can be used at any time for any purpose by the state government D. program that can receive additional funding from charitable donations