1. The class that wrote the constitution was the wealthy class, which includes landowners, merchants, slaveowners etc. The class that was excluded was the lower class which were propertyless, farmers, servants and even white males who did not own any big property. the differences between the two classes were pretty great. The wealthy class consisted of creditors and owners of large assets who played roles in the nation’s finances. The excluded class which is the lower class included debtors, farmers, and laborers who were dealing with heavy debt and were robbed of their basic rights like voting.
  2. id say the social class structure of early United States society is different compared to today. During that time in 1787 not just anybody could vote. In some states propertyless merchants in towns could vote while in other states the freehold qualifications excluded a huge number of males. Today, in 2026 everyone has the right to vote regardless of economic status or demographics.
  3. The framers feared democracy because they saw society as being split into two groups, one group being the wealthy and the other group being the opposite which is poor. They were afraid that a democracy would allow the poor to vote, cancel debts and threaten the property of the rich. this ultimately will go against everything the framers had put together.

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