Founding Fathers: An Age of Realism
Founding Fathers: An Age of Realism (Richard Hofstadter)
1. Choose one of the introductory quotes and explain its significance as it pertains to U.S. History.
2. What were the attitudes and beliefs of the Founding Fathers about “the People”?
3. What were the attitudes and beliefs of the Founding Fathers about “democracy”?
4. By what methods/means did the Founding Fathers hope to check or limit democracy?
5. What did the Founding Fathers wish to protect the most? (In other words, what did they value most?)
6. What three “constitutional devices” did the founding fathers apply to “force various interests to check and control one another”?
7. Explain the significance Jeremy Belknap’s quote that we find on the bottom of page two: “Let it stand as a principle that government originates from the people; but let the people be taught…that they are not able to govern themselves.”
8. What is meant in the article by the term “harmonious system of mutual frustration” (middle of page #4)?
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