Assignment task: In November of 2020 Donald Trump lost the election to serve a second term as President of the United States. On January 6, 2021, some of his supporters gathered in Washington, D.C. A large group of them illegally and forcefully entered the U.S. Capitol building, vandalizing it and threatening the legislators who were in the process of certifying the election of Joe Biden as the next president. Based on your understanding of the principles of government and democracy, is this event an example of democracy failing or succeeding? How? Grading Criteria: Your response should answer the question and provide a logical explanation for your response. Answer the question. What is "representative democracy"? What other principles are important to a successful government? How did the events on Jan 6 2021 demonstrate the failure or success of representative democracy? How did the events on Jan 6 2021 demonstrate the strength or weakness of other core principles of government? Your explanation should explicitly reference the lesson content