Who were jp roche and ca beard?

Answer 1

John P. Roche and Charles A Beard were early 21st century historians who had opposing views on the motivation of the framers of the U.S. Constitution. Roche argued that the framing of the Constitution was a democratic process taking into consideration a variety of state, political and economic interests all with the goal of creating a strong national government capable of meeting both the domestic and international needs of the country. Beard, on the other hand, argued that the framers were members of the wealthy, economic elite, and that the Constitution was designed to preserve their property rights. Beard argued that the Constitution was constructed to limit the power of majority rule by the people, given that the majority of people in any society will generally have less economic assets than the wealthy elite.