Question

Webster's defines a democracy as "a government by the people, especially: rule of the majority. A government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation, usually involving periodically held free elections." A perennial problem for majoritarian democracies is protecting the rights of those of the minority opinion. In our constitutional system, which of the following are MOST likely to protect the rights of those of a minority opinion?
I. The first 10 amendments
II. Democratic elections
III. The electoral college
IV. The many potential roadblocks on the route from bill to federal law (e.g. rejection in committee, House, Senate, veto, override, etc.)
V. Judicial review of legislation
A) I, II, and III only
B) II and III only
C) II only
D) I, IV and V only

Answer 1

Answer:

Option A is correct

Explanation:

-The ten amendment was proposed for the sole purpose of protecting the minority from the brute greed of the majority.

- people established democratic government to protect the right, interest and welfare of the common people.

- The electoral college was designed for the sole purpose of protecting the minority interest and prevent special interest which is not in the public interest during electoral processes.