Government in which citizens choose members of a legislature to make policy ,rather than making it themselves, was favored by Madison and included in the Constitution because the founders ______.
A. were used to government by elites, so it did not occur to them to allow the people to govern themselves
B. did not think the states would accept direct public involvement in government
C. believed direct government was impractical and less likely to produce good public policy
D. believed it would be harder for the wealthy elites to dominate a legislature than to buy the support of citizens
Ans: C. believed direct government was impractical and less likely to produce good public policy
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