A) Describe the political institution Dickinson wanted to maintain. (B) In the context of the passage, explain how the political institution identified in part A affected the behavior of the colonists. (C) Explain how the passage relates to representative democracy.
“I know the name of liberty is dear to . . . us; but have we not enjoyed liberty even under the English monarchy? Shall we . . . renounce that to go and seek it in I know not what form of republic, which will soon change into a licentious anarchy and popular tyranny? In the human body the head only sustains and governs all the members, directing them . . . to the same object, which is self- preservation and happiness; so the head of the body politic, that is the king, in concert with the Parliament, can alone maintain the union of the members of this Empire . . . and prevent civil war by obviating all the evils produced by variety of opinions and diversity of interests.”
—John Dickinson, Continental Congress, July 1, 1776
After reading the excerpt, respond to A, B, and C below:
(A) Describe the political institution Dickinson wanted to maintain.
(B) In the context of the passage, explain how the political institution
identified in part A affected the behavior of the colonists.
(C) Explain how the passage relates to representative democracy.
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