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Why did Jefferson want the bill of rights added to the constitution?
The constitution lacked a bill of rights to protect individual freedoms so antifederalists were afraid their freedom would be taken away.The Americans wanted their rights protected and they wanted a Bill Of Rights to ensure it was protected
How does a democracy work?
There are two fundamental principles of democracy: the majority rules, but the minority still has rights. The latter part is often ignored, however (as, for example, when the majority of voters in the state of California decided to deny same-sex couples the right to marry, after the courts had correctly ruled that same-sex marriages must be allowed, in order to give equal rights to everyone). Democracy works only to the extent that people make it work. The price of liberty is eternal vigilance. Answer 2:Quoting the US Government on the subject (US Manual of Citizenship Training, v.1932) "A Democracy is mobocracy, rights are subjected to the will of the majority without any regard to the principles of law. That is why the United States was founded as a Republic, a Nation of Laws." Quoting Thomas Jefferson: "A Democracy is the ability of 51% of the people to vote away the rights of the other 49%"
How did jacksonian democracy view industrialization?
The Jacksonian democracy viewed industrialization as a good thing. Jackson believed that it was needed in order for the country's economy to thrive.
What were the principles of government based upon?
do you mean our system? or government in general? In general, government is a necessary evil. And it only derives necessity from the need to protect the inalienable rights of man. Another way to understand its necessity is when anarchy is argued, the only defense someone has for government is that people's liberties and property must be protected. Our founding fathers originally intended our system of government to be based on the principles of equality. Equality - meaning each citizen is recognized as equal by the government and their rights protected equally, without regard to social status or wealth. It also implies that everyone is subject to the law of the land, including citizens in public office. But our government's system of function is based on many principles. The most prominent is the 'trias politica', which is known as the separation of powers. Another prominent principle - which lacks recognition today - is the basis of a 'constitutional republic', rather than a democracy. The founders understood that a government could not be trusted by men (democracy), and in order to protect the rights of the individual, and to keep the power of the government in check, it had to be subject to its own set of rules (constitution).
What did the framers promise to add to the Constitution in order to convince people to ratify it?
A Bill of Rights.
When the will of the majority is exercised the rights of the must be protected in order for democracy to exist?
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When the will of the majority is exercised the rights of the BLANK must be protected in order for democracy to exist?
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When the will of the majority is exercised the rights of the must be protected on order for democracy to exist?
Minority... for Novanet
When the will of majority is exercised the rights of blank must be protected in order for democracy to exist?
Minority for nova net
Who rights must be protected in order for democracy to exist?
The chief concern of the Founders was the protection of the rights of the individual citizens from the tyranny of the Majority in society and from the tyranny of government. This is why the document is written by We the People and primarily specifies rights of People and limits on Federal power.
Is it necessary for a democracy such as the US to act hypocritically?
Yes in order to defend peoples lives and rights
How does the gay rights movement expand the concept of democracy and we the people?
The gay rights movement is not about the expansion of democracy (or its contraction). The gay rights movement, like all rights movements is the assertion of the countermajoritarian measures against the general will of the people in order to preserve the general values of society.
Why did Jefferson want the bill of rights added to the constitution?
The constitution lacked a bill of rights to protect individual freedoms so antifederalists were afraid their freedom would be taken away.The Americans wanted their rights protected and they wanted a Bill Of Rights to ensure it was protected
What are De Tocqueville's 3 generative principle of democracy?
Alexis de Tocqueville's theory of Democracy is based on three "generative principles." The first of these "generative principles" is equality of conditions. For Democracy to exist there must be equality. In his famous work Democracy in America, Tocqueville states "rights must be given to each citizen or to no one." It is this equality of conditions that serve as the seeds of Democracy. According to Tocqueville, this equality of conditions served as a "generative principle" for Democracy Another "generative principle" for democracy was sovereignty of the people. Just as sovereignty of the people is a "generative principle," so is public opinion. Public opinion is what drives democracy. Despite the prospects of the tyranny of the majority, Tocqueville felt democracy was the way of the future. He believed that democracy was the destiny for modern nation states and that monarchies and aristocracies would soon disappear. Democracy represented the negation of the aristocracy. Tocqueville used the term "providential" when describing the spread of democracy. Tocqueville wanted to convey a sense of predetermined historical and divine triumph. In order for democracy to triumph the "generative principles" of equality of conditions, sovereignty of the people, and public opinion needed to exist.
What must a good citizen do in order to preserve democracy?
In order to preserve democracy a citizen must abide by the laws of democracy.
Do you have squatters rights in Akron Ohio?
Yes. Akron is in Ohio, and squatters rights are protected under theOhio Revised Code. I would advise reviewing the law in order to understand the concept of "adverse possesion", the proper term for squatters rights.
What is a democracy or what do you think democracy means?
Although democracy sounds fair and reasonable, it has the danger that the majority can persecute the minority. In order to make democracy a good thing, guarantees of human rights must be an added restriction to what the majority can vote in. The majority rules, but it can never take away these basic human rights.
