Eighteenth- Century Republicanism Emily Ballou The eighteenth century: Eighteenth-century republicanism is a political ideology based on the consent of the governed in pursuit of the common good to prevent tyranny. Tyranny from dictators, the upper class, and the majority of population. The solution to this was “threefold”: the first fold was to elect government leaders, the second fold was to limit those government powers, and the third and final fold was to hinder the paths of the majority. Electing government representatives was to deter dictatorships and the elites of the upper class and gain popular consent. Limiting the powers given to those government officials prevented tyranny from anyone who gained any control, and having the only