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What characteristics did the American founding fathers have in common?
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∙ 17y ago
most were lawyers, they were well educated, they represented the aristocracy of the day. many were free thinkers capable of thinking "outside the box".
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Did the founding fathers wrote the constitution for the benefit of the elite rich or for the common people?
for the common people
Why were Senate and electoral college established?
the founding fathers wanted to keep the common people from making a mistake
What are two common features of the founding fathers?
Two common features of the Founding Fathers were that they were white, and they were land owners. Among generalities, they were all by and large men of money and education, though most would not have been considered wealthy. Many of them were trained in the law. Another thing that they had in common was that all of them stood to be better off under a new Constitution rather than the existing Articles of Confederation.
What is the worst kind of equality to the founding fathers?
That the common man, or the rabble as they were considered would somehow use the power of Democracy to oust the gentry or landowners from their power.
What secret society did Benjamin Franklin belong to?
Membership in the Society of Freemasons was very common about the time of the Revolution and among America's forefathers/founding fathers. Masons
Did the founding fathers wrote the constitution for the benefit of the elite rich or for the common people?
for the common people
Why were Senate and electoral college established?
the founding fathers wanted to keep the common people from making a mistake
How far has Ghana as a nation been able to attain your common goals set by your founding fathers?
about 40 years
Who was Thomas piane?
If you mean Thomas Paine then he was one of the founding fathers of the United States and author of Common Sense.
Which of the following Founding Fathers has a governmental model named after him because he felt that the common man was not qualified to make governmental decisions?
James Madison
What are two common features of the founding fathers?
Two common features of the Founding Fathers were that they were white, and they were land owners. Among generalities, they were all by and large men of money and education, though most would not have been considered wealthy. Many of them were trained in the law. Another thing that they had in common was that all of them stood to be better off under a new Constitution rather than the existing Articles of Confederation.
What is the worst kind of equality to the founding fathers?
That the common man, or the rabble as they were considered would somehow use the power of Democracy to oust the gentry or landowners from their power.
What secret society did Benjamin Franklin belong to?
Membership in the Society of Freemasons was very common about the time of the Revolution and among America's forefathers/founding fathers. Masons
Why did the founding fathers establish the way of life in the US?
America's founding fathers wanted a country that was prosperous, safe, and free. They did not want a king or emperor. They wanted (most of them, anyway) freedom from a government-sponsored religion as England and France had at that time. They wanted a system where the common people had some ability to say and do and live as they wanted.
What did James Monroe and John Quincy Adams have in common?
They both took office as US president before 1825 and were among the first six US presidents.The both were either founding fathers (Monroe) or else were intimately connected to a founding fathers ( Adams, son of 2nd president John)They both had homes within 100 miles of the East coast.
Why were many states reluctant to agree to the new US Constitution after the American revolution?
It was always a matter of who had the reins of the nation in their hands, the big states or the little states. The concept of shared power for a common good was just a wee bit obscure even for America's great founding fathers.
The Sixth Amendment guarantees you a speedy trial because of what?
To protect an un-judged person from languishing in jail forever, as used to be common in many European countries prior to the colonization of what ultimately became the US. The founding fathers were intent on not letting it happen in the country they were founding.
