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Although they were both democratic in nature, the U.S constitution was more realistic than the Articles of Confederation; in terms of having a balanced sense of order and efficiency.

In order to make changes to the Articles of Confederation, a unanimous vote of 13 states was needed as well as passing the ratification through state legislators.

In order to make changes to the U.S Constitution those needed to be held under independent conventions and only 9/13 states needed to agree unlike the Articles of Confederation.

The U.S constitution was thought as unconstitutional because the requirements stated in the Articles of Confederation needed to ratify a change were not respected by the economic leaders; such as Jefferson, Washington, Hamilton, etc. Most economic elite members were not in favor of the articles because they wanted a more national economy and military. They went to Philadelphia to create a Constitution, even though it was done disrespectfully and unjustly as the Continental Congress abused their authority, it was done with the intention of creating a more efficient system than that of the Articles of Confederation. As the political philosopher John Locke said “life, liberty, and pursuit of property.” The founding fathers interchanged property to happiness because to them owning land meant success which meant happiness. In wanting a unanimous vote, the articles of confederation strived for extreme equality. They wanted everyone to have a say, however their structure was unrealistic. Results support this, as it took six years for a single agreement for revisions to be made. The Constitution also supports the idea of a democracy, as it requires the majority of the states to agree with a ratification, however it is more realistic. Order is taken into account for the sake of government intervention, while simultaneously providing liberty to the states. After all, the articles of confederation wanted legislative power, so at least a

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