Explain the primary justifications for representative democracy.

What will be an ideal response?


Limits of time, information, energy, interest, and expertise make it impractical for the people to decide on policies. It is not impractical for them to choose between competing leadership groups.
Democracy can lead to bad decisions, because people often decide large issues on the basis of fleeting passions and in response to popular demagogues.

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Fill in the blank with the right word.

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__________ is the principle that we learn best by observing ordinary events in a natural setting, not in a contrived, invented or researcher-created setting

Fill in the blanks with correct word

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According to Karl Marx, universal human emancipation can be achieved via ____________________________.

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

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Which of the following statements about environmental politics in Russia is NOT true?

a. A Russian environmental protection agency was created only after the fall of communism b. Russia has a single agency that is responsible for both the use of resources and environmental protection. c. Russia ratified the Kyoto Accords. d. The proportion of global carbon emissions from Russia exceeds its relative share of global GDP. e. Russia makes little use of renewable energy sources.

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