Strengths And Weaknesses Of The Articles Of Confederation And The Anti-Federalists

There were many weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. This included that each state only had only one vote in Congress regardless of size or population of the state, Congress didn't have the power to tax, or to regulate commerce, there was no executive branch or a President to enforce any acts passed by Congress, there was no national court system and laws required a 9/13 majority to pass in Congress. When the Constitution Convention arrived in Philadelphia, the Article of Confederation was decided to be scraped and revised however this introduced a great deal of conflict.

However, what caused conflict was that under the Articles of Confederation, all thirteen states had to ratify new constitution for it to take effect and this was not easy. Some saw as this being a great …show more content…
I believe that though a strong government is needed by every nation for stability, but however, a strong government had its bad sides. With a strong government, the nation can become a monarchy again and can overrule and take control of every aspect and the people’s options or views wouldn’t matter or they wouldn’t have a say in anything or any decision. I also believe that if it wasn’t for the Anti-Federalist, we would be overruled by the government and that we, the people of the United States of American, would never have any individual right protected and there would be no creation of the Bill of Rights. Nonetheless, the Constitution was seen as a bundle of compromises and regardless of what side anyone was on. Everyone’s ideas were talked and discussed and compromises were made that made both the sides agree and accept this important document. With its success, the document was seen mirrored in other nations and countries to set an example out