Based on the text, Aristotle believed that the rule of law was the most important principle for a successful democracy. He suggests that the legitimacy of contracts and obligations arises from the state itself, not from the tyrannical authority, indicating the importance of a legal framework governing society.
Read the text. Then answer the question that follows.
When a democracy arises out of an aristocracy or a tyranny . . . some
persons then refuse to fulfill their contracts, as if the right to receive
the money was in the tyrant and not in the state.
—Aristotle, Politics
Based on the text, which political principle did Aristotle believe was MOST important for a successful democracy?
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Responses
checks and balances
checks and balances
the rule of law
the rule of law
separation of powers
separation of powers
strong aristocracy
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