Discuss, explain and analyze the nature of the American government on both the federal and state levels under the Articles of Confederation. Why did the political leaders adopt this type of government? What problems did the government experience? Why did the founders create a new type of government a few years later? Was the Constitution an improvement on the Articles of Confederation? How? Which was more democratic, the Articles or the Constitution? Give examples. How did the Federalists secure ratification of the Constitution? Did the Revolutionary Era significantly expand human rights for all people in the United States? Explain everything in detail fully.
