Distribution of Power Under the 1787 Constitution

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Discusses how & why power was distributed among various groups & whether the system created by the framers of the Constitution was just. Analyzes whether the 1787 Constitution created a representative democracy, a representative democracy, a pluralistic democracy, an elite system or hyperpluralism with a weak central government. Philosophy & makeup of framers of the Constitution. Development of Federalism.

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"Distribution of Power Under the 1787 Constitution


This research paper discusses how and why power was distributed among various groups under the Federal Constitution of 1787 and whether the system the framers created was just or unjust.


A. Did the original Constitution create a representative democracy based on elections, a pluralist democracy based on factions, some form of elite system based on rule by a handful, or hyperpluralism with a weak central government dominated by factions (or state) interests?


The system created by the Constitution created a republican form of government in which existing propertied elites were the dominant influence in the late 1700s but which was structured in such a way as to permit the development of a much broader..."

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