A People's History of the United States

This reading starts off by talking about the founding fathers' motives for writing the Constitution. It is discussed very negatively, saying that the Constitution highlights the issues that wealthier people, such as the founding fathers, care about. Although, Charles Beard did say that he did not think it was written just to  benefit the founding fathers, he suggests that their needs were dealt with rather than those of the general public. While I do not agree with Charles Beard's negative opinion about the founding fathers, I do understand where he is coming from. The idea that wealthier people are benefitted by our government still exists today. In order to win an election, one must have a lot of money to campaign.

How do you think the Constitution would be different if it weren't written by all wealthy people?
Do you think it's fair that the candidate with more money has a better chance of winning the election?