Why Did Some Athenians Criticize Democracy and Argue in Favor

question 62

Multiple Choice

Why did some Athenians criticize democracy and argue in favor of an oligarchy?

• A) They believed that democracies fostered the growth of political parties that corrupted the democratic system.
• B) They insisted that democracies could not provide the continuity in leadership that a system of hereditary kingship could offer.
• C) They worried that the poor, who lacked proper education and moral values, would exploit majority rule to pass laws against the wealthy.
• D) They believed that democracies were more susceptible than oligarchies to the corrupting influence of foreign powers.

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