Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Which of the following is true of this statement about government?"All communities divide themselves into the few and the many. The first are the...

The best answer for this is B.  A supporter of a modern
liberal democracy would not like this statement because it is an elitist
statement.


Ironically enough, this statement is from one of
our Founding Fathers.  It was spoken by Alexander Hamilton, the man on the $10 bill. 
Hamilton was a Federalist and the Federalists were not very supportive of the idea of
democracy.  In this quote, Hamilton is saying that the great mass of people are too
stupid to govern themselves.  He is saying that the average person can rarely judge
accurately as to what is right and what is not.  Can you imagine your typical American
politician agreeing with this statement today?  It would be very bad for them to agree
with such a statement because it would make them sound
elitist.


This is a totally elitist statement because it
argues that only a few people can truly understand what is best for a country while the
masses are not really smart enough to do so.  Therefore, B is the best
answer.

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