17. All of the following statements correctly present a historian and his theory as to the meaning of the Constitution EXCEPT: A. Jackson Turner Main argued that the Constitution was created by so-called
“anti-federalists” who feared centralization of political power.
B. Charles Beard characterized the Constitution as an economic document drawn
up by men whose property interests would benefit.
C. Gordon Wood theorized that the Constitution was created by social elites
worried about the decline of deference towards their leadership
D. Jack Rakove argued that the Constitution was a blend of centralized and
decentralized political systems that doesn’t have a fixed meaning.