Tocqueville identified four major problems with democracy: stagnation, equality, despotism and centralization. Which of these problems do you think is the MOST troublesome for our democracy right now and why?
What will be an ideal response?
• Explain and provide circumstantial evidence as to whether stagnation, equality, despotism, or centralization is present, and becoming more problematic for rule in a representative democracy
• Explain and provide circumstantial evidence as to whether stagnation, equality, despotism, or centralization is absent, and becoming less problematic for rule in a representative democracy
? In the age of rising inequality, it would be difficult to argue equality is problematic
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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