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.
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Nonconformity
The base word you can see is conform, meaning to subject or comply to
Non- = prefix meaning not doing something
Nonconformity would therefore mean that you don't subject or want to do something such as a law or rule
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Being that the semester has just started, I have not gotten the opportunity to learn anything new quite yet.
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Europeans explored new land for three reasons:
God, Gold, and GLORY.
Gold:
Rumors of gold made explorers believe they could get rich quickly. They believed the pay off would be huge. If an explorer found new land, he was paid in gold and riches by the King and Queen of his country.
Glory:
<span>Glory was to be found in the adventure and in the land they might claim, making them rich lords and not poor sailors. They longed for "celebrity statues" and to have new places named after themselves.
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God:
<span>Some went believing that they must bring their Christian beliefs to the people of the New World. They thought God would reward them for spreading their faith.
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