In a pure democracy the people are the sovereign, and their will is declared by themselves; for this purpose they must all come together to deliberate, and decide. This kind of government cannot be exercised, therefore, over a country of any considerable extent; it must be confined to a single city, or at least limited to such bounds as that the people can conveniently assemble, be able to debate, understand the subject submitted to them, and declare their opinion concerning it. -Brutus No. 1, 1787. Based on the text, which of the following statements would the author most likely agree with?
a) Elite democracy is the best model of representative democracy.
b) Pure democracy is impossible.
c) Countries should be limited to small territories.
d) Participatory democracy does not work in large countries.
