- The upper class created the constitution, wealthy white men who owned land. To separate them from poor farmers they had to own a certain percentage of land. The working class was left out. They also excluded Native Americans, women, people of African descent, white men that didn’t own enough land and slaves.
2. I feel as though the structure is the same. Especially with this administration, we see how money influences government decisions that benefit the wealthy.
3. The wealthy were afraid of democracy because they wanted to stay wealthy and they wanted to benefit from the government and they wanted the government to protect their interests.
