The packet starts off by saying how the rich control the government for their own intrests, but I believe it was for the benefit for everyone. If the constitution was just for the creators intrests then we wouldn't be the nation we are today. I liked how Jefferson said rebellion is good for the government. It shows that he does care for the government and the people. He says it shows the flaws that goverment has and helps them fix what they were doing wrong. I did not like how slaves, indentured servants, women, and men without property were not of intreset in the Constitution. I think everyone should have a say, and yet they were just excluded out. Slaves were counted part of the state, but had no say in what acutally went into the documents. I find the government to be contradicting to itself, the first amendment says we have the freedom of speech yet they made the Sedition Act. Is the government scared of a little bit of criticism? Overall the systme seems to be alive and well today. We are a great nation and we must not forget where it all stemmed from.
Questions:
Why does it have to be the "rich" people controling the government? Why not poor or normal people?
If rebellions never happened and everyone listened to the goverment, paying taxes etc..., what do you think our government would be like today?
Would the government be as powerful as it is today if it was run by poor people?
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