Democracy Intended By Founding Fathers

Noah Dumont











The Founding Fathers of our nation tried as hard as they could to create a strong government that gave the people power but also didn't put all of the power on those same people. The way the Founding Fathers intended the United States democracy to function was a pluralist democracy. The government understood that people wanted to make their own decisions but at the same time those people are not the most educated and cannot fully be trusted to lead the nation while lacking proper information. That is why a pluralist democracy works so well for our nation over a democracy such as an elite democracy where only the powerful get a say. People all come together in a group to bargain and compromise on what they want to get out of what ever they may be discussing. No one individual person would get a say but the speaker of that group would speak for everyone.


The reason a pluralist democracy is the best way to ensure a stable government that is also run by its people is some of the points brought up by the Constitution. In Constitution it explains to the people that creating and national government was not such a bad idea. People were angry that the states would lose power and they felt that their opinion would not be heard and the same situation they had just fought a war for would just happen again but this time in the borders of their own land. The Constitution explains that representative should speak for those people and if they are not satisfied with what that representative is doing then they can be removed next election. This is now how our government functions and it works quite well today. This is how the Founding Fathers wanted their democracy they were creating to be run. Not everyone gets a direct say but they influence people more informed then them to go bargain and make decisions on their behalf. Another way a pluralist democracy is shown to be how the democracy should function is in modern day with the electoral college. In the case of a presidential election the people vote in their states and the majority vote is given to the electoral college who will give their votes to be added to who ever they chose to vote for. This shows how a group of people are being spoken for by a smaller, more educated, part of that group. The electoral college speaks for those people and that is why a pluralist democracy is the way the US government is best run to keep a stable government but also give power to the people.

After stating the reasons shown to the people of the United States in written government document and examples shown in modern day it is clear that a pluralist government is best for the stability and functionality of the United States government.