1. The social class that was allowed to write the constitution but also participate in voting events were the upper class people, specifically, capitalist white males who owned property. On the contrary the class that happened to be excluded from these privileges were the working classes who consisted of folk who were “Native Americans (“Indians”), persons of African descent, women, indentured servants, and White males lacking sufficient property.”(Democracy for the Few, pg. 5). If someone was not a man, white and wealthy, they were not allowed to have a significant word within the making of the constitution.
  2. The early social class structure of the united states is different than what is in modern day society. This is due to the fact that in our present day no matter what type social you are in, wether it be in the working class or upper class, we have a role in what goes on within the political atmosphere. For example, in the early days of the u.s. if you weren’t rich and white, you were not allowed to vote, however in today’s society that is not the case.
  3. The people who wrote the constitution were afraid of democracy because they saw the working class were people who spent very little money, never payed debts and were in support of paper money. Because of these particular reasons they believed the working class were not allowed to have a word in society through democracy.

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