Articles of Confederation v.s. The Constitution

While the country was just three years old, and was being governed by the weak Articles of Confederation, there were obvious disturbances calling for a new form of government. In 1786, a band of farmers rallied together under the Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shay. The farmers believed that the Constitution of Massachusetts unfairly took away farmer's lands to settle the debts of the farmers. The rebels marched onto Springfield, Massachusetts. The group was turned away by …

…that has influenced may other governments such as Liberia, a document that still applies today, 212 years after it was originally drafted. This reason is that the framers were not only able to see what they wanted or what their state wanted, but they managed to support the majority yet also keep the rights of minorities intact. The Constitution is so great because it is composed of compromises motivated by different political, social, and economical interests.