why were the founding fathers worried that the constitution might become to democratic?

Answer 1

Because democracies aren't known for protecting the rights of political minorities and unpopular groups.

Every democracy in histroy has devolved into dictatorship.

The founders built a government based on the idea that people have certain inalienable rights, and they have these rights whether government recognizes them or not. Individual rights are above government. Democracy cares little about individuals, and even less about their rights.

Democracy is completely at odds with the idea of inherent, inalienable rights. Democracy, at the very root, is the idea that rights only exist if enough people say they do. So in a democracy, rights are dependent on a critical mass of opinion, and nothing more. There is no guarantee in democracy.

Answer 2

Close, #3, but no cigar.

It is necessary to understand the word 'democracy' as it was properly used in those days. In a true 'democracy', EVERYONE VOTES ON EVERYTHING.

Today, often the word democracy is used to refer to our constitutional system of government, which is A REPUBLIC. In a Republic, the voters select a small number of people to represent them as legislators. In our case, at the Federal level, Senators and Representatives in Congress.

The idea is the people selected will be trusted to make the correct decisions for everyone. Har har, but that was the idea.

And, if they mess up, next election they are supposed to be replaced. But, for their term,they are supposed to make out decisions for us.

When everyone votes, then public sentiment, such as a really smooth talker, can run the voters (everyone) this way and that, with no long term plan.

This way. Next, that way. All over the place as the public mood shifts.

The use of polls by the legislature essentially is a de facto democracy. Note how a few weeks ago, everyone said Bush is done, his support is in the low 30% range. This week it's up to 44% Is he different? No, of course not.

This is what 'democracy' is like. Rapid changes of opinions about things with no major change in reality. Such as the public attitude about the war in Iraq.

Since there were democracies in ancient Greece, and the founders were highly educated people who knew the history of Greece, they viewed true democracy (everyone voting on everything) tends to be a very poor sort of government. They thus chose a republic as most countries do today.

And, that is also why constant fussing about polls is such a bad idea and bad for this country.

The ABC movie alllegedly showed that the reason Clinton did nothing about very clear plans to attack this nation was because in the polls the public dummies didn't worry about it. A perfect example of the harm of 'democracy'.

Answer 3

Who says that they have been aggravating approximately that??? Imspka, I already replaced into attentive to precisely what James Madison stated in Federalist #fifty one approximately how the form could evade maximum folk from tyrannizing the minority. and that i'm satisfied, understanding what it says in #fifty one, that Madison replaced into no longer aggravating that the form could become too democratic. Madison stated that the form could be sure that maximum folk does no longer be waiting to tyrannize the minority very extremely.

Answer 4

I never heard that one.. ? Must be one of the new things the republicans are coming up with..

Answer 5

because when people can't agree, nothing gets accomplished...