In order to fix the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, fifty-five delegates met in Philadelphia in 1787 and debated over the political representation in Congress. Because the delegates concerned more about their own states’ interests, the Constitutional Convention faced several problems that need a lot of works to create a Great Compromise that could resolve the delegates’ disagreement and have them to sign on the Constitution. According to the Anti-Federalists, there were two problems of the Great Compromise that were the population between large and small states, and the slaves’ population between the north and the south.
To solve these two problems, …show more content…
According to the Articles of Confederation, the government did not have an executive nor judiciary office, and the Congress’ power was limited to deal with national matters because of the fears of a strong government could oppress people’s …show more content…
The Shay’s Rebellion was an evidence to prove the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. Because Congress could not control the states’ tax increment that forced farmers’ rebellion and use law enforcement to take down the issue due to its limited power. As a result, the demand for revising the Articles of Confederation was a necessary response to unify the country under the same laws.
4. Why do we need government anyways according to Hobbes, Locke and the founders? Explain briefly.
According to Hobbes, Locke and the Founders, people need a government because the task of a government is to maintain and protect people’s liberties in a society. For instance, a government can protect the weak from the strong (Gateways to Democracy, 7). In a society, people are often argued with each other due to their different beliefs. Imaginary, if a society had no set of rules to decide what right or wrong, people would have done things as anyways they like that could hurt others. Thus, a government is a necessary to keep everyone’s calming.
Overall, the duty of a government is to keep people’s rights and freedom, or in other word, if there is no government, there is no