that the government created under the Articles of Confederation was ineffective and

impractical and could not serve a nation in managing relationships among states nor

handle foreign nations. The fear of creating a government that was too powerful was the

basis for foundation of the Articles of Confederation. It created a weak national

government that allowed for most of the power to be under the control of the state

legislatures. Under the Articles, Congress had no means to prevent war or security

against foreign invasion. The federal government could not check the quarrels between

states or regulate interstate trade, collect taxes, enforce laws. These weaknesses of the

confederation distressed political leaders; in response, they requested a assemblage in

order to revise the Articles and revive the ailing nation. In May of 1787, representatives

from each state gathered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to find the means of turning the

United States government into an efficient and powerful business that conducted affairs

The delegates meeting at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787

Confederation in his New Jersey Plan. Paterson was a delegate from New Jersey who

Convention, Madison and the other Virginian delegates formulated a revised document

Ellsworth, and Dickinson offered a list of suggestions for revising the Articles of

would create chaos in the executive branch by the way of disagreement on how to handle

The delegates to the Constitutional Convention disputed over the two proposals. After

other and override decisions. This complicated system of checks and balances is the basis

Alexander Hamilton asked, "And what even is the Virginia Plan but democracy

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