... of a Weak Constitution There were four problems that existed under the Articles of Confederation which made it impossible for Congress to execute its constitutional duties. These were identified in "The Federalist", the political essays in which Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay argued in the case for the U.S. Constitution of 1787 (48). The first weakness was that Congress could only ... for commerce on a national scale impeded by local interference with interstate commerce. The currency of the states and the nation were hopelessly muddled. Creditors everywhere were angry ...

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... we have not only economical interests in the constitution but others as well. Economic conflicts were presents as well. In Document number Five, Beard gives us an opinion of the federalist on what is that basis of all government and this document written by James Madison states that " The chief business of government .consists in the control and adjustment of conflicting ... votes against constitution which again contradicts Beard's theory. Forrest McDonald in the Document number 6 states that " fully forth of the delegates in the convention voted in their state legislature for paper-mo...

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