db 6.1

  1. Based on the arguments presented in Readings 6.1 and 6.2, which social class wrote the Constitution, and which class was excluded and not allowed to participate in this process? In your comment, make sure you clearly specify the difference between the two classes by giving examples from the readings.

The constitution was written by the upper social class. It was written so that the lower class wouldn’t have too much of a say so when it came to things. The upper class is made up of wealthy people who are business or who have multiple properties. On the other hand, the lower class were the ones who financially struggled to get where they are at. The constitution was made to basically keep power in favor of the higher class. 

2.Would you say that the social class structure of early United States society was the same as ours today, or different? Explain.

I don’t really feel as if the social class structure has changed as much. I do see things in today’s society and how they are still things that’s in favor of the upper class, those with more money. For example housing is one of the main things people do have issues with and it is mostly possible for the other classes to be able to afford the new housing. Due to it being too expensive.

3. Why were the people who wrote the Constitution so afraid of democracy? Hint: think about how to answer this question by discussing it in terms of social classes.

The people who wrote the constitution were so afraid of democracy because they believed that the power would be put into the wrong hands. Which will cause problems because the government wouldn’t be working the way it was supposed to. A government is made to have structure if it doesn’t have structure things will be hectic.

Discussion Board 6.1

  1. Based on the arguments presented in Readings 6.1 and 6.2, which social class wrote the Constitution, and which class was excluded and not allowed to participate in this process? In your comment, make sure you clearly specify the difference between the two classes by giving examples from the readings.

The constitution was written by the ( property white owning men social class ) aka Upper Social Class , meanwhile the classes excluded and not allowed were the Lower Social Class (Native Americans , people of African descent , women and white men lacking sufficient property ) . The Upper social class was more on the side of keeping all the power and leaving the lower class with nothing .

2. Would you say that the social class structure of early United States society, was the same as ours today, or different? Explain.

I would say that that the social class structure was a bit different in a way versus ours today . The reason I say that is because like in the previous question the upper class had majority of the power while lower had more like a pinch . In today’s society , upper class isn’t as power as they were back then , and the lower class was as powerless as they were back then .

3. Why were the people who wrote the Constitution so afraid of democracy? Hint: think about how to answer this question by discussing it in terms of social classes.

Democracy were called ” the most of all political evils ” because constituiton knew their ” power ” would be shared with everyone else and it wouldn’t be able to keep everyone on track like it was when they had all the power .

Discussion Board 6.1

  1. Based on the arguments presented in Readings 6.1 and 6.2, which social class wrote the Constitution, and which class was excluded and not allowed to participate in this process? In your comment, make sure you clearly specify the difference between the two classes by giving examples from the readings.

The social class that wrote the Constitution was the upper class, while the lower class was excluded from participating in this process. The upper class was composed of wealthy landowners and businessmen, while the lower class was made up of poor farmers and laborers. The upper class was afraid of democracy because they believed that it would give too much power to the lower class and lead to chaos and mob rule. The Constitution was written in order to protect the rights of the upper class and to prevent the lower class from having any real power in society. 

2.Would say that the social class structure of early United States society, was the same as ours today, or different? Explain.

The social class structure of early United States society was different from ours today. In early American society, the upper class was very powerful and the lower class had very little power. Today, the middle class is the most powerful class in American society. 

3.Why were the people who wrote the Constitution so afraid of democracy? Hint: think about how to answer this question by discussing it in terms of social classes.

The people who wrote the Constitution were so afraid of democracy because they believed that it would lead to chaos and mob rule. They thought that democracy would give too much power to the people and that the government would not be able to function properly.

Discussion Board 6.1

  1. Based on the arguments presented in Readings 6.1 and 6.2, which social class wrote the Constitution, and which class was excluded and not allowed to participate in this process? In your comment, make sure you clearly specify the difference between the two classes by giving examples from the readings.
  2. Would say that the social class structure of early United States society, was the same as ours today, or different? Explain.
  3. Why were the people who wrote the Constitution so afraid of democracy? Hint: think about how to answer this question by discussing it in terms of social classes.