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Why did the founding fathers believe that they had to place limits on the power of the popularly elected part of congress?
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Majorities can easily trample the rights of minorities and when minorities' rights are trampled, the very freedoms which the framers fought for would be forfeit.
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What state elected representative arthur w mitchell as the first black democrat in congress?
He was elected to congress from Illinois.
How many times can congress be elected?
This is an international website - and in most places "congress" is not elected, but individual politicans are. Please clarify.
Was Gerald Ford popularly elected?
No. Gerald R. Ford is the only American to have served as Vice-President and President without being elected to either office.
What is the minimum age to be elected in congress?
30
Is it true that The Federalists proposed that the Constitution should be ratified by popularly elected conventions rather than the state legislatures?
maybe
When did the senate become popularly elected?
24
The Federalists proposed that the Constitution should be ratified by popularly elected conventions rather than the state legislatures.?
conventions
What year was g George Wasinginton elected?
1789. He was not "elected" like we do today. Our founding fathers did not trust people , so it was set up that Congress chose the president. The man with the most votes won.
The first popularly elected legislature in the new world was the?
British
Should territorial governments have popularly elected officials?
false
How the president and the congress of the US elected?
THE president is elected by the electrol college. Congress is elected by the people
Until the passage of the seventeenth amendment how were member of Congress elected?
Not sure but i believe it was electoral college. Krispy
Is it true that territorial governments MUST have popularly elected officials?
false
When was Washington elected to the second continental congress?
he was elected the secondcontinental congress on 1787
How can Americans make changes to the Constitution?
Who elected George Washington President?
He was asked to be the first president by Congress. The United States didn't elect people as we do today. Our founding fathers felt that the population in general was not educated enough to vote so the three branches were elected by Congress.
How was new France different than british colonies?
There were no popularly elected assemblies
