Why Is Public Opinion Particularly Important in a Democracy

question 17

Multiple Choice

Why is public opinion particularly important in a democracy?

• A) because political attitudes expressed by ordinary people are unusually coherent
• B) because the public's passions are capable of infringing on others' liberties
• C) because what the people want should be directly challenged by government action
• D) because grave doubts about the wisdom of the public would otherwise be ignored
• E) because democracy is be fundamentally about the rule of the people

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