ILL GIVE I NEED HELP "The intelligent sovereign makes the law select men and makes no arbitrary promotion himself. He makes the law measure merits and makes no arbitrary regulation himself.” - Han Fei Tzu
Why is this quote legalism?

This quote means that the smart ruler will make people earn their place as an official in the government. It also means that the ruler cannot intervene. This quote belongs to legalism because it talks about how the government elects officials, and the government's authority over the people. This might affect people's beliefs today by influencing them to use a meritocracy system for election of leaders.

according to classical republican political theory, which democratic republics would function best?

a.   small republics, with people who had similar interests

b.   large republics, with people who had competing interests

c.   republics made up entirely of landowners

d.   republics made up entirely of servants