Passage Summary: An educator argues that members shouldn't vote directly on rules or politics because a single person's vote actually carries more weight in a leadership race than in a massive direct poll.

Conclusion: Important organizational decisions should be made by elected officers rather than through direct membership votes.

Reasoning: A single member's vote is statistically more likely to influence the outcome of an officer election than the outcome of a direct vote on a specific issue.

Analysis: This Principle Justify question requires a rule that bridges the gap between a mathematical probability (influence) and a procedural 'rightness.' The educator assumes that the 'right' way to decide things is the method that maximizes the power of an individual's vote. We should look for an answer choice that explicitly states that decision-making structures should be chosen based on which one gives the individual voter the greatest chance of affecting the outcome. It's a bit ironic to argue against direct democracy by claiming it actually gives the voter less power.