Part B: Which TWO phrases from the text best support the answers to Part A?
A. "In addition, sometimes oligarchies could involve a high degree of political equality? (Paragraph 2)
B. "This complex system was, no doubt, meant to ensure a suitable degree of checks and balances to any potential abuse of power, and to ensure each traditiona relegions was equally represented and given equal powers." (Paragraph 7)
C. "As we have seen, only male citizens who were 18 years or over could speak (at least in theory) and vote in the assembly, while positions such as judges and jurors were limited to those over 30 years of age." (Paragraph 8)
D. "We alone consider a citizen who does not partake in politics not only one who minds his own business but useless." (Paragraph 9)
E. "Citizens probably account for 10% to 20% of the polis population, and of these it has been estimated that only 3,000 or so people actively participated in politics." (Paragraph 10)
F. "Critics of democracy...pointed out that not only were proceedings dominated by and elite, but that the people could be too often swayed by a good orator or popular leaders (the demagogues)" (Paragraph 11)
