28.6k views
0 votes
Why are most laws based on the wishes of the majority

1 Answer

5 votes

Answer:

Because if let's say there are 20 kids in a class and the teacher tells everyone to choose between 2 options for a school trip, the first is a museum and the second is a park. So the kids vote for the trip and 29 choose the park, but 1 choose the museum. More kids want to go to the park and if the teacher picked the museum because only 1 kid voted for it, it wouldn't be fair. The majority wins over the minority because more people want something than the minority does. Think about what would happen if the minority would win, let's say a minority of people want to ban all puppies. Would that be fair to the majority who love puppies?

Step-by-step explanation:

User Louis Ameline
by
3.2k points