Question

Can anyone help me out? I will appreciate it; I am completely lost. Which of the following sentences contains an error in capitalization?

a. The Electoral College goes against the very principles of Democracy that the United States was founded upon; it discounts millions of ballots while simultaneously prioritizing various citizen’s votes based on their geographical locations, which essentially gives land more power than people."
b. "Throughout history, there have been several occurrences showing the problems with the Electoral College."
c. "The opposition of a popular vote was not only voiced by those questioning the citizens’ intelligence, but also by the delegates from the South."
d. "This 2016 election shows just how outdated the Electoral College is and how it violates the wishes of the American people it supposedly represents.

Answer 1

The error in capitalization is in option a, where 'Democracy' should not be capitalized, it should be 'democracy'.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sentence that contains an error in capitalization is:

a. "The Electoral College goes against the very principles of Democracy that the United States was founded upon; it discounts millions of ballots while simultaneously prioritizing various citizen’s votes based on their geographical locations, which essentially gives land more power than people."

The error is in the word 'Democracy'. In the context provided, it should not be capitalized as it is not a proper noun or at the beginning of a sentence. Therefore, the correct sentence should be: "...the very principles of democracy..."