A government that places written legal limits on the power of the majority to act is often referred to as a

a. representative democracy.
b. constitutional democracy.
c. limited democracy.
d. republican democracy.
e. collaborative democracy.


Answer: B

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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