A Jeffersonian democracy is a form of government named for American statesman Thomas Jefferson. In its core ideals it is characterized by the following key elements: Image File history File linksMetadata TJeffersonrpeale. ... Image File history File linksMetadata TJeffersonrpeale. ... Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 N.S. – July 4, 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801–1809), author of the United States Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential Founders of the United States. ... Self-Portrait - Rembrantdt Peale Rembrandt Peale (22 February 1778 - 3 October 1860) was a United States Neoclassical painter. ...-1... Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 N.S. – July 4, 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801–1809), author of the United States Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential Founders of the United States. ...
Government is a necessary evil to be instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security of the people, nation or community.
Representative democracy (i.e. "democratic republicanism") is the best form of government and representative government is the best form of democracy to prevent the tyranny by the majority.
Checks and balances between the separate branches of government are the best way to prevent political tyranny by the executive or the representatives in a legislature.
Freedom of speech and the press is the best method to prevent the tyranny of the people by their own government.
Whenever any government shall be found inadequate or contrary to the purposes of producing the greatest degree of happiness and safety or of effectually securing against the danger of maladministration, a majority of the community has the indefeasible right to reform, alter or abolish it, in such manner as shall be judged most conducive to the public well-being.
Representative democracy is a form of democracy and theory of civics in which voters choose (in free, secret, multi-party elections) representatives to act in their interests, but not as their proxies—i. ... The separation of powers (or trias politica, coined by French political thinker Montesquieu) is a model for the governance of the state which requires the division of political power between an executive, a legislature, and a judiciary. ... The separation of church and state is a concept and philosophy in modern thought and practice, whereby the structures of the state or national government are proposed as needing to be separate from those of religious institutions. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and appeal to a wider international audience, this article may require cleanup. ... Freedom of the press (or press freedom) is the guarantee by a government of free public speech for its citizens and their associations, extended to members of news gathering organizations, and their published reporting. ...
References
Wiltse, Charles Maurice. The Jeffersonian Tradition in American Democracy (1935)
democracy, [Gr.,=rule of the people], term originating in ancient Greece to designate a government where the people share in directing the activities of the state,...
DEMOCRACY most of all affiliates with the open air, is sunny and hardy and sane only with Nature—just as much as Art is. Something is required to temper both—to check...
democracy A system of government in which power is vested in the people, who rule either directly or through freely elected representatives.
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