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“. . . Give Venezuela such an executive power in the person of a president chosen by the people or their representatives, and you will have taken a great step toward national happiness. No matter what citizen occupies this office, he will be aided by the Constitution, and therein being authorized to do good, he can do no harm, because his ministers will cooperate with him only insofar as he abides by the law. If he attempts to
infringe upon the law, his own ministers will desert him, thereby isolating him from the Republic, and they will even bring charges against him in the Senate. The ministers, being responsible for any transgressions committed, will actually govern, since they must
account for their actions. . . .” — Simón Bolívar, 1819
In this passage, which type of government is Simón Bolívar proposing for Venezuela?
(1) theocracy
(2) monarchy
(3) democracy
(4) dictatorship