Models of Representative Democracy

The United States was founded on principles of representative democracy, but there has been an ongoing debate about what model of representative democracy best achieves the founders' vision.

In your essay, you must:
- Articulate a defensible claim or thesis that responds to the prompt and establishes a line of reasoning.
- Support your claim or thesis with at least TWO pieces of accurate and relevant evidence.
  - One piece of evidence must come from one of the foundational documents listed above.
  - A second piece of evidence can come from any other foundational document not used as your first piece of evidence, or it may be from your knowledge of course concepts.
- Use reasoning to explain why your evidence supports your claim or thesis.
- Respond to an opposing or alternative perspective using refutation, concession, or rebuttal.

Develop an argument about whether a participatory, pluralist, or elite model of democracy best reflects the founders' intent for a stable American democracy.

Use at least one piece of evidence from one of the following foundational documents:
- Brutus 1
- Federalist 10
- The Constitution