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 both arguments in module six, “”Democracy for the Few” By Michael Parenti (Cengage, 2011), p. 5-12 and “An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States”, Chapter 2, A Survey of the Economic Interests (edited excerpt) by Charles Beard, the social class that wrote the Constitution were white male landed proprietors, otherwise known as property- owning white males. This is shown on page 10 of “Democracy for the Few” By Michael Parenti, Madison argued “The propertyless majority, as Madison pointed out in Federalist No. 10, must not be allowed to concert in common cause against the propertied class and its established social order.” I felt that this quoted argument most accurately perceives not only how the Founding Fathers viewed themselves in society but also how they excluded the working class from being able to be heard.
Would say that the social class structure of early United States society was the same as ours today, or different? Explain.
In my opinion, the social class structure of early United States society is similar to the current social class structure in a broader more general sense. Capitalists still exploit their workers, hoard wealth between the 1% and merchants are even more involved in political campaigns and voting. On the other hand, society has developed many classes in between the 1% and what was known then as the working class in the 1700s. As society has progressed, the capitalist agenda has heightened and the working class can be defined and perceived in extremely different ways. A doctor at Mount Sinai is a part of the working class as well as a food service worker at Chopt, but how most people see those two types of work are extremely different and in return, has divided the working class into even more layers, with the goal being to be as close to capitalism as possible.
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.
The people who wrote the Constitution were afraid of democracy because they were in fear of what would happen if the working class had the majority vote. They thought that if the working class had the majority vote, they would revolt and in return deny the capitalist class their ability to create and attain capital.
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