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.
    1. Based on Reading 6.1 and 6.2 the rich as well as property owning white men wrote the constitution. The working class was excluded and not allowed to participate in the process of the Constitution, this includes women, slaves, those who did not own property, indentured servants, and Native Americans. Those who owned property had to own assets over the amount the government of their state was asking. Those who wrote the Constitution preferred the elite class to have the majority vote and deciding powers.
  2. Would say that the social class structure of early United States society, was the same as ours today, or different? Explain.
    1. The social class of the early United States society is the same as ours today in that the upper class and rich have power over the government and write the laws. The middle and working class who consume most of the debt in the United States have little rights in the decision making in the US. How the structure in hierarchy of classes was back then is the same as it is now with the wealthy, upper class, middle class m and the lower class.
  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.
    1. Those who wrote the Constitution were so afraid of democracy because they wanted to continue to defend and protect their interest and the interest of property. They didn’t want the majority to have any control and they didn’t want them to be able to oppose their view points in regards to the new government. They viewed the working class as incompetent to many attributes, and were afraid of tyranny by the majority.

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