Which of the following was a criticism of the idea that the best and brightest citizens would provide the most proper representa
tion in the U.S. democracy? A. It might be difficult to maintain an oligarchic democracy with representation from only the best citizens. B. The "natural aristocracy," which includes the average citizen, might not be very good at identifying the problems of the common people. C. The only candidates with sufficient resources to be elected would be working men from the middle classes. D. It might be hard for voters to really tell which candidates are truly of the "natural aristocracy."
D. It might be hard for voters to really tell which candidates are truly of the "natural aristocracy."
Explanation:
The system of democracy which asserts that the best and brightest citizens (individuals of natural aristocracy) would provided proper representation is criticized because It might be hard for voters to really tell which candidates are truly of the "natural aristocracy." In a population of over 300 million people, it will be hard for the average American voter to identify individuals who are of natural aristocracy, who broke the norm and standout among their peers as such individuals may be confused by those of artificial aristocracy who have the finance, family name and obtained polished education.
