Which statement best describes the republican form of government that the founding fathers envisioned? .

Assuming that this is referring to the same list of options that was posted before with this question, the correct response would be the one having to do with the fact that the Founding Fathers wanted a limited but "effective" government, since the dangers of a tyrannical government were still large in the minds of most Americans at the time.

It taught people how to live a good life, but not what to believe.