1) The Constitution’s authors were wealthy white landowners, while the lower class, including artisans, farmers, servants, women, and slaves, lacked representation and property.

2) Early society’s class structure is akin to today’s, where the elite wields influence, but now women and people of color have more political voice.

3) The Constitution’s writers feared democracy, worried it would undermine their power. They saw democracy as risky, fearing the loss of control to the common class. George Washington warned against letting commoners have too much say, fearing chaos and despotism.