On what grounds are liberals against democracy? (15 marks)

Definition + 3 arguments = 15 marks I usually ask the student for the definition to get them going, then we slowly work through the exam question. I let them write as a homework, then we go over it again in the next lesson. Then we repeat it with a new question.
Definition
1.    Implications about the individual -       Democracy is collectivist implies rule by the people -       This suggests that the individual works better as part of a group rather than alone-       Methodological individualism – rational, self-seeking and autonomous e.g. J.S. Mill rational choice theory -       Fear of collective power – the “people” are not a single entity but a collection of rational individuals
2.    Majoritarian -       Alexis de Tocqueville “the tyranny of the majority”-       51% rule – threatens minority groups in the name of the people -       Favours the interest of the masses
3.    Mill argued that democracy is dangerous as political wisdom is unequally divided -       Professional politicians make better choices than the masses -       Limiting voting to the literate -       This defect can be used to give rise to dangerous demagogues -       Gasset argued that the arrival of mass democracy can lead to the “end of civilization” -       E.g. Hitler was democratically elected