What is the best system of government?

Encyclopedia of Opinion

Question: What is the best system of government?
Position‹2 of 3›: Republic
Argument‹2 of 2: Government Representatives

Government representatives give a voice to the different political views among civilians.

The argument

Political representatives are the highlight of a republic government. Instead of having to come together to vote, people can elect officials to vote on their behalf. By having representatives, people leave the responsibility of direct voting up to people who specialize in politics.

Premises

[P1]In a republic, citizens elect representatives to vote on their behalf rather than gathering to vote on every matter directly. [P2] This leaves the responsibility of direct voting to officials who specialise in politics. [C] Therefore, government by representatives makes a republic the best form of government.

Counter-arguments

Having government representatives vote for the civilian population robs a person the right to understand how government works. In a poll taken in America, less than 20% of the people who were asked about their state politics knew who the state’s legislator was. If there weren’t any representatives, people would be more motivated to be involved in their country’s government.

Rejecting the premises

[Rejecting P3] Voting should be put directly in civilian hands. Without being involved, people won’t be able to educate themselves on how the government works.