What Was The Difference Between The Executive And The Continental Congress

While we won the war and went on to declare our independence from the motherland, the people were uneasy. The government formed at the end of the war, the Continental Congress, did not have the power to enforce or enact law. This led to various social and economic issues that further divided and threatened the newly independent nation. In order to protect and ensure the future of the states, great minds had to come together and spend years attempting to do the impossible. In 1787, minds like Washington, Madison, Franklin, Hamilton, and 51 other delegates came together in order to reform The Articles of Confederation, though this seemed impossible. It seemed as if the only option was to create a new government all together. A government based on the
Legislative enacts the laws, Executive enforces the laws, and the Judicial, provides dispute resolution and authoritative interpretation of the laws. The hardest part was fighting for ratification. The people were still very much wary after the tyranny they suffered under King George III and divided due to self interests. Notably, Madison, May, and Hamilton fought hard to ensure ratification. The federalist papers, a set of essays that were intended to convince the people to vote for ratification of the constitution and for a central government. However, some like Thomas Jefferson disagreed with the constitution. He feared that the constitution would give the government too much power and restrict the rights of the people, he even went as far as to advise the states to vote against ratification. In the end, the constitution was ratified but this gave way for the Bill of Rights to be created. This amendment protects the individual rights of the people and limits the government's power. In the end, the founding fathers did what was deemed impossible and created a democratic republic, building a government from the ground up, and ensuring the future of our great