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.

Based on the arguments presented in the readings The Social class that wrote the constitution would be The Elite class and the class that was excluded and not allowed to participate in this process would be The Excluded, The Elite class was mostly made of wealthy landowners, merchants to name a few but their primary concern would be to protect and expand their wealth while The Excluded class made of poor farmers, enslaved people and urban workers, In “Class Power in Early America” Parenti focuses on how the new American political system largely ignores the voices of the working class like poor farmers and urban laborers he lets us know that the constitution framers where more concerned in securing the interest of the wealthy and keeping their class power, Parenti also talks about the Revolutionary War, during it the poor farmers and workers had a major role in fighting for Independence but as soon as the war was over they were excluded from the political process, so the framers made up a system that was designed to limit the influence of poorer citizens, The Elite Class beard’s argument in “An Economic interpretation of the U.S Constitution” it shows us that the framers wanted to create a government that would protect their investments.

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

I think that the social class structure of early United States was different from the one we have today because of differences of political power, economic class structure or social mobility to name a few despite having some similarities there is difference for example political power in the early U.S society the wealthy elite, the framers of the constitution were mostly concerned in preserving their economics interest and maintaining control over the government and only property owning men could participate in the political process and the rest like the working class, indigenous people had no real political power compared to today’s society but today there are more ways to move up in society than back then and it’s more inclusive than before.

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.

I think that the people/framers who wrote the Constitution were afraid of democracy because they believed that too much power for the general population like the lower class would threaten their economic power and property rights, they also feared that the poor would disrupt the the economic system that benefited the wealthy elite, so to protect their interest they made up a system that would limit popular influence and to make sure that the educated elites held the most power in their government.