For James Madison, the Notion That Government Is Necessary Depended

question 45

Multiple Choice

For James Madison, the notion that government is necessary depended strongly on:

• A) his belief that people are self-interested and could not be trusted to rule themselves.
• B) his belief that direct democracy was the only legitimate way to make collective decisions.
• C) his desire to see the United States serve as a functioning colony of Great Britain.
• D) his view that people were willing to sacrifice freedoms to make democracy work.
• E) his belief that factions could only be eliminated through force.

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