In the 18th century that word was normally understood in its original Greek sense of direct rule by the entire populace. The idea was that all the voters would meet regularly to make laws and debate issues. The founders recognized that that could not work in country as big as the U.S. so they established a republic which would still leave ulimate power in the hands of the people but permit efficiency of government. Michael Montagne
This is a very complex question. Remember that the Founding Fathers were particularly interested in forming a government distinct from Monarchies and Aristocracies that existed in their day. They used the terms Democracy and Republic in some ways that seem confusing and contradictory, because they weren't really focusing so much on the differences between these two. It was more a matter of Democracy/Republic as distinct from Monarchy/Aristocracy. But it seems that the Founding Fathers understood quite well that pure democracy [where every citizen has a direct say in every decision] was utterly impossible to achieve. In fact, it seems that they were trying hard to establish a system of checks and balances that included both "direct" and representative concepts. Originally, for example, Senators were not elected by the people, but were appointed by state legislatures. This remained true until the early 20th century; many people are not aware of this. This was an example of a layer or segment of government that was meant to be less beholden to a given constituency or local interest, and more concerned with representation on a national level, much like the House of Lords in the United Kingdom. There is also the process of choosing the president. Some regularly voting citizens may still be unaware that they have never once voted for a presidential candidate (unless they are electors in the electoral college). This concept is not particularly democratic.
The Founding Fathers were fond of republicanist values, though debated among themselves on what republicanism meant. John Adams defined it as 'a government, in which all men... are equally subject to the laws.'
A state which is governed by the rule of law.
Professor J.J. Thomson, Ernest Rutherford and James Chadwick are the founding fathers of the atom.
The founding fathers created a senate due to how the well idk bruh seriously
What Beard meant when he said that the founding fathers were a conspiratorial economic elite, he simply meant that the founding fathers were out for the elite group of society. Most of the laws first set forth by the constitution were for the wealthy, not for the everyday people. The founding fathers were out for their own economic interests
The founding fathers create the congressional decision making process to be... slow and deliberative.
Republicanism is eliminating a king and creating a system of government where people are involved. Republicanism meant there would be more equality. The views of all the different classes of people would be incorporated into the government. People had to sacrifice their self interests to work for the good of the community.
A state which is governed by the rule of law.
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In the US, our founding fathers.
no.none of the founding fathers have pets
The people of the country, the citizenry.
I would ask Americas founding fathers, how they became Americas founding fathers? Also why did they sign the deceleration of independence? Lastly why do we have founding fathers?
There were 74 delegates/founding fathers at the constitutional convention
Which ones? There are more than four founding fathers, my friend.
What is meant by "the Founding Fathers were men of their time"
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The founding mothers.