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You got this all wrong, the Founding Fathers feared the Government, because they knew that the government cannot control the economy, without controlling the people. Therefore they made the Bill of Rights, to protect the individual rights of citizens. But even this didn't stop the Government. Just look at Executive Order 1066, Japanese American's rights were taken away within a heart beat. The Founding Fathers did not fear the people, but the Government.
What else can I help you with?
Why did Franklin. d Roosevelt say nothing to fear but fear itself?
Roosevelt said this in a speech to make the point that if fear takes over then the right thing isn't done. Not to allow fear to rule.
What is the British rule?
The british rule is when british people make a very good rule that the other people have to follow exsept the people who made the rule.
What event started the fear og negro rule among southern whites?
The amount of African Americans holding public office rose.
A government in which the people rule is known as an?
Democracy.
Any system of government in which rule is by the people is called?
A democracy is a system of government in which all eligible citizens are meant to participate equally â?? either directly or, through elected representatives. The term democracy originates from the Greek word demokratia which means rule of the people.
What did the founding fathers mean by republic?
A state which is governed by the rule of law.
Why did the writers of the constitution fear strong central government?
The founding fathers did not fear strong central government, if anything they supported it. The British rule was very strong in government and America did not want too much power to come to one or a group of people. So the Articles of Confederation were set up as a weak form of central government to avoid becoming like the British rule.
Why did the founding fathers rule that congress cannot give title of nobility?
The reason the founding fathers prohibited the title of nobility is a replusion for the English monarchy. Remember, they had just successfully became independent from England and King George was not exactly a celebrity.
Why did the founding fathers think most people were politically ignorant?
The founding fathers believed that most people were politically ignorant because they were concerned about the potential for mob rule and the manipulation of public opinion. They believed that an informed and educated citizenry was crucial for the success of a democratic system, and they did not have confidence that the general population would have the necessary knowledge and understanding of complex political issues.
Did The founding fathers rejected the idea of a representative democracy because they equated it to mob rule.?
Obviously not since they created a representative democracy. What they rejected, because they feared mob rule, was direct democracy with the people as a whole exercising the functions of government. Michael Montagne
What did the Founding Fathers do to become founding fathers?
Quite literally, they founded the United States of America. They were the leaders of the American Revolution. They expressed people's frustration and resentment with British rule. They acted on that anger to declare independence and lead the country through eight years of war to achieve it. They wrote the constutution and persuaded people to accept and ratify it. They formed the first government under Washington and served in the first congresses. They wrote the Bill of Rights.
How did Hussein rule Iraq?
By makeing his people fear him.
Were the Founding fathers guilty of treason when they called themselves indepentdent?
After they won independence from England, they were not guilty. While the colonies were under England's rule, they were guilty of treason to England.
What does rule by the entire populace mean?
"Rule by the entire populace" is a democracy as everyone would vote and the general sentiment would rule. We have Democrats and Republicans because those are the two side of our country's system, though the founding fathers figured out how to make them coexist peacefully.
Why was a democracy created?
It was started when Athens and the citizens got in a big disagreement and made up a democracy Democracy started in 508 B.C when an uprising in Athens, Greece led to the "rule of the people" or democracy. We know about the democracy in Athens because of the philosopher Plato.
Why did people want state governments to be stronger than the national governments?
The people wanted the state governments to be stronger than the national governments because they had just escaped the rule of the British where there was a strong central government. But a weak national government didn't work out so, our founding fathers wrote the Constitution which we now live under today. I'm going to go further with this definition and tell you that Our founding fathers wanted a flexible Constitution that could easily change with the growing country.
What country did the Founding Fathers of the US declare independence on?
For the United States, where they were, against the British which resulted in the American Revolution. High Treason against the crown freed the Americans from British rule.
