Articles Of Confed. V. The Constitution
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The Great Debate
After the ratification of the Articles of Confederation, many problems arose due to its weaknesses. This form of government was created to unite the states under one law, and was intended to strengthen patriotism as well as the economy. Ironically, it had the opposite effect- economic and social depression spread throughout the country. The Constitutional Convention of 1787 recognized that certain measures had to be taken to bring the US out of recession, thus the idea of creating a new constitution was born. Favored and scorned by many, this new idea of government was certain to benefit the states. It would create a bicameral congress, an executive branch and a judicial branch, which would be balanced in power. Easy as it seemed, the fight for ratification was going to be long and hard. The first step was to present the new idea to the...