Ancient political philosophers, such as Aristotle, held that the first task of any government was to
A) cultivate virtue among the governed.
B) represent the will of the people.
C) exalt those who were wise above all others.
D) protect and enlarge the aristocracy.
E) build and maintain a conquering army.
Question 2
The American version of representative democracy was based on two major principles: __________and __________.
A) separation of powers; federalism
B) unicameralism; federalism
C) judicial review; federalism
D) party government; unicameralism
E) judicial review; party government
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