US_Constitution

US Constitution "The constitution is not the act of a government, but of a people constituting the government."(A view of the causes and consequences of the American Revolution in thirteen discourses.) Under the Articles of Confederation, the United States government was in a state of chaos. To end the existing chaos and build a stronger democratic society for the future, the government would need to be more powerful and centralized. Thus, the elite class established the rules and boundaries that would protect the rights of all citizens from a suppressive government. The Articles created a weak, almost non-existent government had neither an executive or judicial branch, which meant that it lacked enforcement powers. The newly formed government had neither and executive or judicial branch, which meant that it lacks enforcement powers. There were three problems that existed under the Articles of Confederation that would spawn and act of change. First, under the Articles of Confederation the government could not protect property and other rights of the citizens. Second, the society created under the Articles of Confederation lacked a means of advancing commerce and interstate trade. Traders and commercial men found their plans for commerce on a national scale impeded by local government, constitution, people, liberty, articles, under, confederation, believe, states, majority, therefore, stated, society, rights, protect, new, madison, land, faction, because, america, years, vote, united, trade, small, sir, rule, rebellion, powers, led, executive, created, commerce, chaos