Why Did Max Weber Assume That Direct Democracy Is Impossible

question 76

Multiple Choice

Why did Max Weber assume that direct democracy is impossible as a means of regular government in large-scale societies?

• A) Direct democracies would be at a military disadvantage to other,more authoritarian societies.
• B) When Weber wrote,no direct democracies had yet existed.
• C) The costs of direct democratic rule in large-scale societies would be especially prohibitive.
• D) Running a complex society demands expertise.

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