What are the competing views of citizenship explained in the text that exist today in the United States?

A. One view places faith in the citizen's ability to act virtuously, whereas the other suggests that citizens should live in a more direct democracy.
B. One view holds that individual participation in government should be limited because human nature is overly self-interested, whereas the other view places faith in the citizen's ability to act virtuously.
C. One view holds that individual participation in government should be unlimited because human nature is virtuous, whereas the other view places faith only in a citizen's role in the economy.
D. One view holds that individual participation should be high in economics, whereas the other view holds that individual participation should be low in government.


Answer: C. One view holds that individual participation in government should be unlimited because human nature is virtuous, whereas the other view places faith only in a citizen's role in the economy.

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