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According to benjamin franklin what does a republic require of its citizens in order for the republic to work?
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a system of government in which people elect representatives to exercise power for them
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According to Benjamin Franklin what does a republic requires of its citizens in order for the republic to work?
a system of government in which people elect representatives to exercise power for them
What did Thomas Jefferson John Adams and Benjamin Franklin believe the citizens in the new republic must do?
They believed the new republic must take a strong interest in the good of society.
What was Benjamin Franklin's opinion about the final Constitution created by the delegates?
According to the National Constitution Center, www.constitutioncenter.org, There is a story, often told, that upon exiting the Constitutional Convention Benjamin Franklin was approached by a group of citizens asking what sort of government the delegates had created. His answer was: "A republic, if you can keep it."
Who said a republic if you can keep it?
He meant 'keep' as in 'maintain': 'a republic, if you can maintain it'. Historically, republics don't have the best track record (I'm looking at you, Rome, Athens, and Florence). Benjamin Franklin meant that the republic that he had helped to created in the US was a gift, if the citizens of the US were able to make it work, and not let what happened to Rome happen to the US.
How did Benjamin Franklin describe the government under the constitution?
"A republic, if you can keep it."
Benjamin Franklin's response A republic if you can keep it showed his belief that?
A Republic is a great, but delicate, thing.
What did thomas Jefferson john Adams and Benjamin Franklin believe that citizens in the new republic must do?
take a strong interest in the good of society ~apex & a student .... a very important sudent *wink wink*
What famous American statesman said Madam a Republic if they can keep it?
Benjamin Franklin
What did Benjamin Franklin consider to be most important in a republic?
A way for people to make a living
What did Thomas Jefferson John Adams and Benjamin Franklin believe that citizens in the new republic must?
take a strong interest in the good of society ~apex & a student .... a very important sudent *wink wink*
Who said 'We have founded for you a republic if you can keep it'?
"At the close of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia on September 18, 1787, a Mrs. Powel anxiously awaited the results, and as Benjamin Franklin emerged from the long task now finished, asked him directly: "Well Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?" "A republic if you can keep it" responded Franklin." http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2000/cr020200.htm
What ideas did Benjamin Franklin believe would make the American Republic successful?
The people had to be virtuous and self-sufficient.
