Context: Burke was a leading sceptic with respect to democracy. While admitting that theoretically, in some cases it might be desirable, he insisted a democratic government in Britain in his day would not only be inept, but also oppressive. He opposed democracy for three basic reasons. First, government required a degree of intelligence and breadth of knowledge of the sort that occurred rarely among the common people. Second, he thought that if they had the vote, common people had dangerous and angry passions that could be aroused easily by demagogues; he feared that the authoritarian impulses that could be empowered by these passions would undermine cherished traditions and established religion, leading to violence and confiscation of property. Third, Burke warned that democracy would create a tyranny over unpopular minorities, who needed the protection of the upper classes.

Question: What type of government did Burke think would be inept?
Answer: democratic

Question: For how many reasons did Burke oppose democracy?
Answer: three

Question: What did Burke think could arouse common people's dangerous passions?
Answer: demagogues

Question: What type of impulses did Burke think could gain power through commoners' passions?
Answer: authoritarian

Question: Who did Burke think protected unpopular minorities?
Answer: the upper classes

Question: What type of government system did Burke favor?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: How many reasons did Burke present for the intelligence of the common people?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What group did Burke believe would instigate passions of demagogues?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who did Burke say unpopular minorities protected?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What did Burke say established religion undermined?
Answer: Unanswerable