Why did the Founding Fathers distrust democracy?

Answer 1

As they say, "A direct democracy is two wolves and a lamb deciding what to have for dinner." I like that in a representative republic, you let some chosen by the most people go to the capital and do research on things, meet with other representatives, and decide your future based on the expertise that they get that simply is not available to all of us citizens. Of course, you can now also have your future decided by which representatives are paid by the Red Chinese, the labor unions and other non-American entities.

Answer 2

The American Founding Fathers distrusted democracy for a number of reasons, with historical, philosophical, and practical factors shaping their distrust. Perhaps the most cogent explanation is this: they recognized that a purely or liberally democratic society is inherently unstable and inefficient (and also difficult to achieve), as it depends on every citizen to make a disciplined contribution to the direct workings of social governance.

Answer 3

Because Democracy is power to the people. They feared that the people were not smart enough to control government. A perfect example is Shays' Rebellion. The people needed some kind of guidance and control in the nation or it would be a bunch of chaos.