1. By both readings, I can surely say that the social class who wrote the Constitution was the upper class. A class formed by white men which is a little bit ironic for me considering the fact that the Constitution says that “[We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal].” However, they were leaving certain groups outside of this claim. They wrote that we are all equal but left out people from the lower class as we see in the next quote from reading 6.2 [“our groups whose economic status had a definite legal expression: the slaves, the indentured servants, the mass of men who could not qualify for voting].” Another point that made me concluded that the responsible to wrote the Constitution were white folks from the upper class is pointed out in the next quote from reading 6.1 “In 1787, just such wealthy and powerful “gentlemen,” our “Founding Fathers,” congregated in Philadelphia for the professed purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation and strengthening the central government.” 

2. Of course yes, a hundred percent sure. I would say that until this day, the United States society is following the same structure when it comes to class position as the one followed back in the time of the Constitution’s writing.  Today we still have the upper class dominating almost the entire wealth of the country, the lower class drawing in debts, and we still see how the working class are still making company’s owners jobs for a minimum salary. That is why I believe that we are still following that social class structure as the early United States Society.

3. Because a government of total democracy doesn’t benefit private property which was exactly what the people who wrote the Constitution were trying to protect. The people who wrote the Constitution were rich trying to save their interest which were their goods and everything that they had.

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  1. Hey Gabriela I agree with your statement held a lot of great points. In modern times, the class structure in the United States still reflects a similar pattern to the one observed during the writing of the Constitution. The upper class continues to hold a significant portion of the country’s wealth and power, maintaining a dominant position in society. This enduring social hierarchy suggests a continuation of the class distinctions that existed during the period of the Constitution’s creation.

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