Ratification of the Constitution

There are a few reasons it was so difficult to ratify the Constitution. One reason was that the people feared the delegates only had the interests of the elite few on their mind when the Constitution was being drafted. This was largely in part because all of them represented the .001% of people who were college educated at the time. Another reason was that the central government would've held too much power at the states expense. Lastly, people did not agree with there being no protection from the government in the form of amendments and a Bill of Rights.

Those who opposed this new form of government were called Anti- Federalists. The Anti- Federalists were concerned that the elites would only try to benefit themselves and would be oppressive towards the people. These concerns were handled by making a compromise. The compromise was that the Anti- Federalists would ratify the Constitution, and in return a Bill of Rights would be drafted to protect the people from the government.

Why the Articles of Confederation Failed

The Articles of Confederation failed for many reasons. One of the main reasons was because every state was as independent as possible. Every state had its own laws and regulations that its citizens had to follow. The only time the states collaborated with one another was if there was a common threat to the United States, not just one of them. Another reason was that the government did not have the power to tax its citizens. What this meant was that there was a government, but no money to do anything with it. Lastly, to amend the Articles of Confederation, you needed a unanimous vote. This made it really hard to change things because the larger states like Virginia would have different interests than a smaller state like New Jersey. It was for these main reasons that the Articles of Confederation failed.1

Life With No Government

Life without a government would be much different from how we live our lives now. Without a governing body we would not have taxes. This may sound good but things like robbery, murder, larceny would not be illegal. Children would not have to go to school and there would most likely be no such thing as school. This would be due to the fact that our government funds the schools we attend. There would also be no such thing as minimum wage. This would mean that companies could take advantage of their workers and charge them little to no pay at all. This would also imply that there could also be slaves. This would pretty much suggest that anyone could do anything without having any consequences for their actions. 

There are many reasons that humans made governing bodies. Many of those reasons were already mentioned. One being murder. It would seem unlikely that man would live on the earth for such a long time and let something like murder slide. Another thing would be public education. As soon as man appeared on earth he had the desire to learn, so it only seems likely that man would make a system in which everyone would pay for education. How does everyone go about paying for school? Taxes. The governing body that man would eventually make would implement taxes to help pay for things like school and various insurances. Another reason humans organized a system of government was to keep order and be told how to live life. If humans didn't have to go to school or work everyday, how would we live? What would we do? People wanted a set of guidelines that they had to follow to help them live their lives without chaos. It is safe to say that without a government life would be much different from what we're used to.