Speaking
against the ratification of the Constitution, Patrick Henry says,
"If a wrong step be now made, the republics may be lost forever. If
this new government will not come up to the expectation of the
people...their liberty will be lost and tyranny must and will
rise..." The leaders of the country created the U.S. Constitution
due to an immense dissatisfaction with the system of government
stated in the
Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation
support a government in which there is only one branch, but it's
power would be limited in order to protect the people's liberty and
rights. Although the Articles of Confederation establish a better
system of government than when the states were under British rule,
some weaknesses were found and amended in a new document called the
United
States
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In "Address to
the People of the United States," Benjamin Rush states, "The
confederation...[was] formed under very unfavorable circumstances.
We had just emerged from a corrupted monarchy...most of us were
ignorant of...republics..." During this time, the government had
too much power and Congress did want to make the citizens feel
oppressed. The Articles of Confederation gave the government the
power to make decisions and pass laws. However, the states could
reject the laws because the government had no way to enforce them.
The delegates amended this conflict in the Constitution by creating
federalism, therefore balancing the power between the states and
the federal government. The single branch of government was divided
into the executive, judicial, and legislative branches to ensure
that the power would be distributed evenly and there would be no
corruption. Another weakness in the Articles of Confederation is
that it lacked a system of checks and balances. A system of checks
and balances ensure that none of the government
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