How did the founding fathers protect against unlimited democracy?

Answer 1

The American Founders established protective measures against the 'paradox of democracy' in this general way: they founded the United States of America as a republic rather than a full-fledged democracy. By doing so, they prevented any 'tyranny of the majority' from directly using governmental power to oppress the nation as a whole while also ensuring slow, orderly change (if change should be desired) in American government, among other protective measures.

Answer 2

Pure Democracy is rule by many persons. It comes down to us from the Greek city states. The Greeks developed that form of government which can only function successfully with a small number of citizens. The key idea of democracy is that the people hold the sovereign power. To protect that principle, the Founding Fathers developed a system of government known as the republic, or the republican system. That is a form of government outlined by the Constitution of the United States. It is a government in which the people hold sovereign power but they elect representatives who are responsible to the people in exercising that power and handle the day-to-day activities of the government. MrV