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How did racial minorities and women fare during the gilded age?
Not well, the minorities weren't aloud to vote because the test to vote would be if you could read and the majority of them couldn't.
Why did some founders believe that majority rule could be a threat?
Natural rights.
When civil rights groups sought to improve opportunities for minorities why might the focus have been on voting rights and ending discrimination in education?
Voting rights were needed so that the concerns and needs of the minorities could get representation in the government, and education because in order to improve someones future they need to be educated, discrimination in education held opporti=unities out of reach.
How is James Madison biased against the majority?
James Madison is often perceived as biased against the majority because of his emphasis on protecting minority rights in his political philosophy. He believed that a pure democracy could lead to the tyranny of the majority, where the rights and interests of minorities would be disregarded. Madison's advocacy for a system of government that included checks and balances and a representative form of democracy was aimed at preventing such tyranny and ensuring that all voices were heard and protected.
How has the civil rights act of 1964 increased the power of the federal government?
The civil rights act of 1964 allowed the federal government to dictate private actions. The government could tell private businesses they had no right to exclude minorities.
The bill of rights major role in Americas independence?
The Bill of Rights was important cuz The Bill of Rights limited government's role and gave the individual certain rights that neither the government nor majority could infringe on.
If referendum is not the hallmark of democracy then what is?
Government by the majority which preserves the rights of the minority. This does not have to take the form of a referendum on every issue. In fact, having a referendum on each new law could lead to a dictatorship of the majority because there is nothing to protect the rights of the minority.
Why did Madison fear a majority rule?
Madison wondered whether a majority that was united by a common passion could be stopped from oppressing the minority. He felt that this could lead to an unjust pursuit of goals that would necessarily led to the suppression of the rights of others.
But if God made us to be caretakersof the Earth then why would he say you could do whatever you wanted to it and destroy it?
I don't think that God said you could do whatever you wanted to and destroy the earth. Some religious fanatics hope that by destroying the earth, we will be saved by Jesus. I don't think (I hope) that this is a majority belief.
Which limited the number of minorities that could immigrate to the US?
The Emergency Quota Act
What is the opposite of preserved?
The opposite of preserve could be destroy or consume. The opposite of preserving food could be consuming and/or wasting it.
Did Alexander Hamilton think individual rights were more important that the wishes of the majority?
No, he thought quite the opposite. As a Federalist, Hamilton believed that a strong, centralized government that could unify the people was more important than securing individual rights.
