The Articles Of Confederation Was Compromised By The Constitutional Convention

The Articles of Confederation were revised by the constitutional convention, in order to efficiently run a strong national government. The delegates added principles originating from the Virginia plan and the Great Compromise. The framers created the constitution with the ideals of the people in mind. Although Anti-federalist opposed the constitution in The Federalist Papers, they agreed to include a Bill of rights. After the revision, one of the greatest successes was the creation of the separation of Powers. The separation of powers were originally thought of by Baron de Montesquieu, which divided the powers of the government into three branches. The Legislative, Executive and Judicial Branches were created with an elaborate system