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Why did the writers of the Constitution feel it was necessary to create a new plan of government?
The Framers wrote the Constitution because they were thoroughly displeased with the system of government established by the Articles of Confederation, which as the name implies was theoretically a federation of independent states. They wanted to radically change the government and thus they did not use the Articles of Confederation as a starting point. In addition, the terms of the Constitution's ratification were different than those of the Confederation: for it to come into effect, only 9 states had to ratify for the Constitution.
Since it can be argued that ultimately all the states eventually ratified the Constitution, this was apparentlly a legitimate amending of the Articles of the Confederation under the rules of the Articles. If 9-12 states approved, the Constitution would still come into effect in violation of the Articles rules forbidding any other alliance between states. One of the reasons for this is that if 9 or more states formed their own alliance, the other states would become fully independent and lose the trade and defense benefits of the Confederation, and this put additional pressure on the last ratifying states.
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FranThis is one reason among many: the founding fathers realized that the Articles of Confeneration had a serious drawback regarding its mechanism of change to itself. In order for the articles to be amended, all states had to agree to the change. There were also problems with the authority of the articles to enforce its own provisions, and too much ambiguity around the individual state rights to engage in some economic, monetary and international activities.
The founding fathers realized that the colonies successful fight for freedom gave them a unique opportunity. They had the chance to create a new system of government, a republic. The first republic since ancient Rome had a republic. The founders, however, the the chance to create a new government, and not make the mistakes that other nations had made when they created new governments. They wanted and did, create the most perfect government they could to guarantee freedom for its citizens.
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What was the Name of the form of government the framers of the American constitution agreed to create?
The form of government the framers of the Constitution agreed to create republic
Did the constitution also create a weaker national government?
no, it did not.
What is the constitutional basis for implied powers?
They are allowed by the necessary and proper clause of the Constitution. -Apex
When drafting the constitution the framers were careful to create a government that did not?
concentrate powers.
What did Hamilton see in the Constitution that gave him the authority to create a national bank?
He argued that Congress had the power to create a bank because the Constitution granted the federal government authority to do anything "necessary and proper" to carry out its constitutional functions
