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The structure of government was a congress. Their weaknesses were they could not pass the laws withuout nine of the thirteen states approved. Another weakness was could not be changed vote of all the states. third was any of the laws that were passed by the congess could not enforced because their was no exacutive branch. the strenghts were they could maintain communications and also had control over army. The Articles of Confederation were unsuccessful because they were not paid and plantations were damage by the war. What was the issue? What were the two perspectives? What was the solution? One of the greatest debates in american history was the great compromise. it's focus was on how each stae should and would be represented in the U.S. Congress. mainly because of the gretaer influense the larger staes would have over the many small states who wanted just as much power. Another great debate in the convention was how should slaves be viewed in government. should they be counted as part as the population. Or just propety of the citiztens that vote. The final debate was what was slavery really doing for America, and should it be stopped. The Southern Staes objected that slavery be abolished, because thats what their economy thrived on, slaves. But they later settled that they would end the importation, or kidnapping as some said, of slaves to the staes after 20 years, to prepare for such a great change.

Founding Fathers James Madison- In the convention his role was to explain more thouroughly his ideas of a new government. And also to explain the abolishing of the Articles of confederation and what else they were proposing.He was with the constitution. Gouvneur Morris, in the convention he would try to keep the delegates together when their would be arguments. He was against slavery and supported the constitution. Edmund Randolph, his role at the convention was to propose James Madisons idea of making a new strong national government.his idea ws that the new government would have a two house legislature,a court system, and an executive that would be chosen by the legislature. He did support the constitution. George Mason, in the convention his role was to explain the ideas of the Anti-Federalists.They wanted a bill of rights and their for did not agree with having a strong central government.They feared that withought the bill of rights, their freedom might be taken away. Just like before the Revolutionary War.He was against the constitution. Alexander Hamilton helped write the Federalist, as a member of the federalist party. He believed ina stron central goverment and happiy embraced the new coming ides of government. He would later become the first Secretary of the Treasury under George Washington. William Patterson John Dickinson lived one of the most extraordinary political lives of all of the founding fathers. he was a true patriot being a member of almost every thing that happened in his time to shape America. He helped other writers promote the new Constitution.

4. Ratification - What was the issue? What were the two perspectives? What was the solution? a. Federalists- The first argument was that they thought that the the branches of the government are not to have a lot of power or else their shall be a monarchy.The second argument was that they thought that if everything would fall into place and people would do what they are suppose to do, everything would be ok. b. Anti-Federalists- For the first argument the federalists said that they would not abuse power or become tyrants. For the second argument they said that the federal government ws not clear in their true intentions. Solution- The solution was that the federalists got the ratification of the constitution with a few of the anti-federalists ideas. The anti-federalists got the bill of rights.