The Founders believed the problem with democracy is the pushes its self-interest without paying attention to the rights of the. Direct democracy offered no barrier to "lynch mobs crying for blood" and was capable of mobocracy - or a tyranny of the majority.

What factor contributed most to the beginning of the women’s rights movement in the united states during the mid 1800s? a dramatic increase in women’s participation in the workforce b a shift in social attitudes brought on by increased sectional tensions c the experience of gender discrimination within reform movements d the granting of voting rights to african american men