1) The Constitution was written by the wealthy elite, for the wealthy elite. Merchants, bankers, creditors, and some landowners were among this group. According to Class Power in Early America, the writers of the Constitution were wealthy men who believed a strong central government would cater to their financial interests and keep them in the wealthy class. Charles Beard argued that framers were in the property-owning class, such as creditors, who benefitted from a centralized government because it would allow public debt to exist. On the other hand, the class excluded from writing the Constitution consisted of poor farmers, indentured servants, slaves, artisans, and those who didn’t own property. People of African descent, Native Americans, and Women were also among these people. The poor and working class had no representation during the writing of the Constitution. 

2) While there are similarities regarding economic inequality, early America was way more strict on who could vote and be represented by the government. In early America, a very small percentage of the population was able to vote or participate in the government: the wealthy elite. Although in current times a larger demographic of people are allowed to vote, there are still clear signs of wealthy individuals and corporations having the upper hand in politics because of things like lobbying. 
3) The writers of the Constitution were afraid of democracy because they wanted to keep political control in the hands of the wealthy elite, not the common people. They believed if they allowed farmers, laborers, and debtors to have a say about their rights they would be met by more uprisings like Shays’ Rebellion or policy changes that would not favor property owners. They were afraid that through their struggles the poor and working would demand wealth distribution as well. Because of this, the U.S. Constitution was written in favor of a small group of wealthy white men rather than the majority of the population.