A People's History of the United States

The reading says that the Constitution was written by only wealthy people. The United States government is the same way today, if anyone wants a chance at being elected to be in congress, they need money. No candidates with a chance at winning an election is poor, because running a campaign is expensive. One quote I do like is, "Government officials are not neutral referees but participants." This is true for the founding fathers, they were thinking about how this would affect there lives, as well as all Americans. I still think the authors of the Constitution still have the support of the American people now, if they did not, they would not be called the founding fathers. The bonds that were paid by the government helped insure people that this is a stable government that can lead this country in the right direction. The reason why most bonds were owned by a few people is because those people bought all the bonds from the original owners. Some bond owners did not think they would ever receive money for them, so they sold the bonds to "investors" for a cheap price.

1. What would have happened if there was a more balanced group of writers for the Constitution?
2. Why was the Sedition act passed?
3. What does the author suggest be done to make the government not run by wealthy people?