After a House of Representatives member supports an unpopular tax despite protests from his constituents, he loses his bid for reelection.

This is an example of which of the following democratic ideals?

Republicanism is best defined as which of the following?

An agreement between people and the government in which citizens agree to give up some rights for safety and protection to be provided by the government is known as...

A political system in which there are certain restrictions placed on the government to protect individual rights and liberties is the concept known as...

Which foundational document is responsible for limiting the power of the national government today?

Which of the following best illustrates the concept of limited government?

Read the passage and answer the following question.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government.”

-Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence

Several oil companies donate to a pro-fracking interest group after hearing that the federal government plans to pass a law banning fracking in the United States . The interest group then appeals to members of Congress in attempt to get them to vote against the bill.

Which of the following democratic ideals does this scenario best exemplify?

After a House of Representatives member supports an unpopular tax despite protests from his constituents, he loses his bid for reelection.

This is an example of which of the following democratic ideals?

Read the quote and answer the question that follows.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."

Which of the following ideals of democracy does this quote refer to?

Read the quote and answer the question that follows:

"governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed"

Which ideal of democracy does this quote refer to?

Read the quote and answer the question that follows:

"That whenever any form of government becomes destructive..., it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government."

Which ideal of democracy does this quote refer to?

Which of the following would not be considered an example of participatory democracy?

Which of the following best defines the pluralist model of democracy?

The Electoral College method for electing the president is an example of which type of democracy...

Which of the following would allow a citizen to have direct contact with their elected representative?

The wealthy and well educated are most closely related to...

Those who argue that citizens of a nation should elect leaders to make decisions on their behalf would be strong supporters of...

The use of ballot initiatives and referendums is most consistent with which model of democracy?

In a pluralist democracy, who has the most influence on government policy

The struggle of competing interest groups for govermental influence is called ____.

The belief that citizens have the right to alter or even abolish their governing system is known as...?

The Declaration of Independence primary focuses on which democratic ideals?

The following are some of the objections against the Constitution by the Anti-federalists and as articulated through Brutus 1, however, what is considered the main objective?

Which of the following represented the dangers of factionalism as stated by Madison in Federalist 10?

Which of the following best represents the ideas described in Brutus 1?

In Federalist No. 10 James Madison argued

It might be here shewn, that the power in the federal legislative, to raise and support armies at pleasure, as well in peace as in war, and their control over the militia, tend, not only to a consolidation of the government, but the destruction of liberty.

Extend the sphere, and you take in a greater variety of parties and interests; you make it less probable that a majority of the whole will have a common motive to invade the rights of other citizens; or if such a common motive exists, it will be more difficult for all who feel it to discover their own strength, and to act in unison with each other.

“In a republic of such vast extent as the United-States, the legislature cannot attend to the various concerns and wants of its different parts. It cannot be sufficiently numerous to be acquainted with the local condition and wants of the different districts, and if it could, it is impossible it should have sufficient time to attend to and provide for all the variety of cases of this nature, that would be continually arising.”

"But remember, when the people once part with power, they can seldom or never resume it again but by force. Many instances can be produced in which the people have voluntarily increased the powers of their rulers; but few, if any, in which rulers have willingly abridged their authority."

"In a republic, the manners, sentiments, and interests of the people should be similar. If this be not the case, there will be a constant clashing of opinions; and the representatives of one part will be continually striving against those of the other. This will retard the operations of government, and prevent such conclusions as will promote the public good."