Democratic Foundations Question
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Which of these ideas did the Founders learn from classical (ancient) political philosophers? Select all that apply.
- People must fulfill their obligations to their communities to survive and live well.
- Government should help people fulfill their civic and moral responsibilities.
- Some forms of freedom can exist in a nondemocratic form of government.
- Countries should be ruled by wise people.
- Democracies tend to end in tyranny when the poor rebel against the rich.
- Government should be the servant, not the master, of the people.
- The powers of government should be limited by a constitution.