Motivations of the Founding Fathers

The process of framing the Constitution was a complex process with favorable agreement as well as opposition due to personal bias. Many men connected in the framing and adoption of the Constitution. These men with varied backgrounds and economic interests came together to generate and shape laws, which were beneficial to their interests, whether immediately or in the long run. There are many views as to what the motivations of the Founding Fathers were; this can be examined with a study of “The Founding Fathers,” by John P. Roche, and “Framing the Constitution,” by Charles A. Beard. In these works there are two different views expressed as to what the motivations of the founding fathers were.
Political scientist John P. Roche asserts that the Founding Fathers were not only revolutionaries but also superb democratic politicians who created a Constitution that supported the needs of the nation and at the same time was acceptable to the people. Roche saw the Constitutional Conv...