1. The reading states that when choosing who would be included in the writing of the Constitution, they gravitated towards wealthy and powerful men. As for the class that was excluded from writing the constitution, those of the lower class were not permitted to be involved. People such as slaves, servants, men who could not vote, and women were not allowed to be present.
2. I would argue the social class of today has changed slightly as opposed to that of the early United States. We have grown more diverse in our classes, specifically higher class, in things such as gender, race, and sexual orientation. I believe the diversity is what sets today’s social class apart from the early United States, and even though social classes have a wealth inequality, the diverseness provides opportunity at the very least.
3. They feared for the spread of democracy because they did not believe the people had the ability to decide what is right. Alexander Hamilton says that there are two groups of people, those born rich and wealthy, and the others are the mass of the people. He did not view them capable of deciding matters in political affairs.
I appreciate how you have captured the differences between the early American society and the current, more diversified upper class. It is true that there has been an improvement in representation, but wealth disparity continues to restrict actual equality of opportunity. The fact that the founders were afraid of democracy demonstrates your point about the impact of class privilege on political decisions.