The Spartan government was by a small group of people-the vast majority of citizens could only vote yes or no the questions put to it. Most of the decisions were made by a small group of ephors (high ranking magistrates) constrained by the constitution of Lycurgus and the two kings.
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The problem with industrial capitalism today is not the profit motive; the problem is how the profit motive is usually framed. There is a persistent myth in the contemporary business world that the ultimate purpose of a business is to maximize profit for the company’s investors.
Which statement best describes a difference between a democracy and a republic?
Answer - A) citizens in a democracy can ether directly or indirectly influence the government, while citizens in a republic can only indirectly influence government through elected officials
Democracy - "a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives."
Republic - "a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch."
Answer: True, until laws were made to fix this.
The Founding Fathers compromised on using a federal system for the new government because a federal system would create a system of power sharing between the national and state governments. There was great debate about state v. federal power in the writing of the constitution and the choice of a federal system was a compromise which sought to implement and protect the concerns of creating a tyrannical federal government but also one that could provide for the people with a strong national government.