What do the histories of Daniel Shays and Jogger Plough suggest about the attitudes of the Framers of the Constitution about democracy?
A. The preservation of democracy was regarded as natural law.
B. Democracy was irrelevant to both the American Revolution and the Constitution.
C. Democracy would need to be limited to avoid redistributions of property and power.
D. That democracy would be the central purpose of the Constitution.
Answer (2)
The histories of Shays and Plough illustrate that the Framers of the Constitution feared the potential chaos of pure democracy. They believed that democracy needed to be limited to safeguard property rights and maintain social order. Consequently, they designed the Constitution to include checks and balances to prevent the tyranny of the majority. ;
The histories of Shays and Plough demonstrate that the Framers of the Constitution feared pure democracy could lead to chaos and instability. They believed that democracy should be limited to protect property rights and maintain social order, as seen in their design of the Constitution. Therefore, the correct answer is C: Democracy would need to be limited to avoid redistributions of property and power.
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