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Question 5 • SVHS US Government $FA

The best explanation as to why direct democracy would not work well in the United States is that

Answer

A

voting is not mandatory in the United States.

B

the use of direct democracy would make debate on issues by individuals too difficult.

C

Ancient Greece was smaller and less geographically diverse than the United States.

D

the population of the United States is too large.

Explanation

Direct democracy requires citizens to vote directly on laws and major policy decisions. With a population as large as that of the United States, organizing and carrying out votes on every issue would be impractical. Therefore, the best choice is that the U.S. population is too large.

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