Question

Do you believe the U.S. Constitution written at the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 was driven more by: noble principles and ideals such as republicanism, liberty, equality and natural rights or political self-interests, given all the conflict and political compromises—including the one on the issue of slavery—that were made by the framers during the constitutional debate? Or both?

Answer 1

Answer:

Both

Explanation:

In view of the political and administrative positions that the US Constitution proposed and stabilized, it would be impossible to state that the choices made by the authors of the constitution were based on only one of the concepts mentioned in the question above. The constitution was written taking into account the republicanist ideas that guided the whole principle of the political structure imposed in the country. In addition, the principles of freedom, equality and natural rights were also used to define the socioeconomic relations that the government should maintain and stimulate the American territory.

Nevertheless, the government needed to establish guidelines based solely on the political interests that the authors had, even the definition of slavery within the country underscores those interests, aimed at the economy and agricultural production.