To attract rich landowners.
The Declaration of Independence (1776) Summary
These rights include the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. ... In its place, the people should establish a government that is designed to protect those rights. Governments are rarely overthrown, and should not be overthrown for trivial reasons.
Americans who say voters are capable of selecting the most qualified judges believe that the public will rely on the ideology and platform of judicial candidates based on their prior decisions.
They got it from egyptians