Author Question: Aristotle was concerned that democracy could degenerate or pervert itself into a form of government ... (Read 85 times)

dejastew · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

Aristotle was concerned that democracy could degenerate or pervert itself into a form of government in which

A) a few leaders take over by means of military power or membership in a single political party.
B) government behaves much as a selfish mob, reacting without reflection and jumping to conclusions without due deliberation.
C) people would have to spend their entire lives attending meetings, debating, and voting in order to consider and decide all the questions that come up for their consideration and no work would get done, causing economic collapse.
D) people would delegate power to representatives to make government decisions.
E) leaders were chosen by virtue of their birth into popular families.

Question 2

A colony governed by the king's representative with the advice of an elected assembly is a

A) monarchic democracy.
B) represented colony.
C) proprietary colony.
D) royal colony.
E) colonial council.