Edmund Burke's Idea of Representatives as Trustees Was Based on the Claim

question 54

Multiple Choice

Edmund Burke's idea of representatives as trustees was based on the claim that

• A)representatives should follow their own judgment of the public interest.
• B)representatives should follow the voters' judgment of the public interest.
• C)indirect election is a more trustworthy means of discovering the public interest.
• D)direct election is a more trustworthy means of discovering the public interest.
• E)None of these answers is correct.

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