How democratic was the 1787 Constitution?

1. in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives

2. The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment

3. In a republican government, this confidence was peculiarly essential

4. Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States

5. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State,

6. The most populous States, by combining in favor of the same individual, will be able to carry their points.