Was the USA founded to be a country of majority rule?

Question

Please cite specifics for your answer.

Answer 1

No.
Majority rule is a democracy. USA is a Republic
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In the USA rather than vote on issues, we elect like-thinking representatives to study the topic and make informed decisions.

Additionally, States are represented in Congress in such a way that the Majority can not trod upon the minority. We have representatives based on population, but we have Senators two per State.
In a majority-rule system the most populous states would control the country...and could effectively make decisions for the smaller States.

The 10th amendment of the USA Constitution also severely limits the power of the Federal Government and grants most power to each State and the citizens.
The 10th Amendment states: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people

Answer 2

When our country was founded in 1776, we had a different government type than what we have now. The original system was a loose confederation with minimal centeralized power. This system didn't last for more than 10 or 12 years. Americans realized that a system with more centralized government power was needed for national security and unity. Our current system was instituted in the late 1700's and has endured for more than 200 years. Representative democracy allows the citizens to have a say in the federal government. The government has 3 equal branches - the legislative congress makes the laws, the judicial courts interpret them, and the executive president enforces them. These three branches balance each other out, so no one branch becomes overpowerful. Free and fair elections are the basis of a representative democracy. If the government doesn't do what the populace wants, the people elect new leaders.

Perhaps not the best goevenment design, but the longest continuous enduring one in the world.

Answer 3

To get anything passed in Congress, a majority vote is necessary. If the president then vetoes it, a 2/3 majority is needed to override the veto.

For elected officials, a plurality is needed - which means not necessarily a majority but the most votes overall. For example, if there are three candidates, one person probably won't get at least 51% of the votes. So if the votes are split something like 25%, 35%, and 40% - the person with 40% of the vote wins with a plurality.

So, yes, the country was set up to honor majority rule and with the mindset that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.

Answer 4

No, majority rule implies a democracy, where every single person gets a vote on every single issue. The United States is NOT a democracy. (I know you hear people say it is, but they are technically incorrect.) No democracy can work on a large scale due to the amount of time you'd spend collecting and tabulating all the votes from the entire populace on every single issue, regardless of how minute.

The United States was formed to be a Repulic (a system of government made popular by Roman rule). In a republic, the entire populace elects officials that will serve in the government and vote on all the details of the government. In this way, many people abdicate their voting power to a much smaller number of representatives. While we HOPE these people vote as the majority would want them to, they are in no way legally bound to do so - they can vote however they see fit. (Of course, by doing so, the populace will likely vote them out of their position in the next election.) :)

Answer 5

Yes, If the U.S were meant to be a minority rule we would not have free elections. Instead we would have a Dictator, Monarch, or Emperor. Free elections represent what the masses(majority) want. You cant please everybody all of the time so it is far better to have 51% content and 49% discontent than the other way around.

Answer 6

No, it was founded as a constitutional republic to protect the rights of minorities.

Answer 7

yes

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