Pols 2.1

True of False: the framers wanted a pure aristocracy?

• true

• false

What gives us democracy?

• The Constitution

• Informed citizens who vote

• Election laws that fairly represent the public

• Honest Politicans

True or False: Framers didn't think democracy could endure

• true

• false

What are some complaints for someone thinking their vote doesn't count

• I am just one in a million people voting

• No party represents my views

• The candidate I support has no chance of winning

• I don't really choose a party, I'm above that

A demagogue is not

• Charismatic

• Manipulative

• A good orator

• Honest

What is the problem with electing outsiders?

• They tend to be more focused on becoming celebrities and entertainers than legislators

• They tend to create alliances with other outsiders

• They don't understand the intricacies of government.

The Declaration of Independence was written in ____ and the Constitution was written in ____?

(Use a common between the dates but no spaces)

Formal powers and actual powers are what?

• Formal powers are what the government allows the people to do. Actual powers are what the people allow the government to do.

• Formal powers are what the government has the authority or permission to do. Actual powers are what the government is actually capable of doing.

• Formal powers are what the government is actually capable of doing. Actual powers are what the government has the authority or permission to do.

• Formal powers are what the people allow the government to do. Actual powers are what the government allows the people to do.

True or False: tyrannies can't be created from democracies?

• True

• False

Which is the correct defintion of majority tyranny?

• A policy decision made or supported by a minority in a democracy that is reckless and destructve for a nation as a whole.

• A policy decision made or supported by a majority in a democracy that is reckless and destructve for a nation as a whole.

• A policy decision made or supported by a majority in a democracy that hurts some people but benefits the majority.