American founding fathers were concerned with the limits of democracy. Their concerns are similar to those of political philosophers such as John Stuart Mill (<em>On Liberty</em>) and Alexis de Tocqueville (<em>Democracy in America</em>). In particular, they were concerned that an excess of democracy would lead to a “tyranny of the majority.”
The tyranny of the majority refers to a situation in democratic rule where a self-interested majority can put their interests above those of the minority. It is an inherent weakness of majority rule and can lead to the oppression of minorities.
Alexander Hamilton wrote to Thomas Jefferson about this worry after The Constitutional Convention in 1787, and the constitution that was drafted reflects these concerns. The Electoral College is partly a safety mechanism to prevent the democratic victory of a tyrannical despot. Other mechanisms introduced were the Bill of Rights and the division of power, which prevents the centralization of all power in one individual, even a democratically elected one.
Personally I think they done it because they may have thought it was a blessing from the gods
B. Most of the oil production is controlled by the government (In truth, most of the oil is controlled by oil companies which are owned by the government).
Answer:
A. Enforcing state laws
Explanation:
B and C is the legislative branch, congress revises the constitution and changes other laws or legislature. D is the judicial branch, they make decisions in court and make judgments.
