On July 4, 1779 when the Americans declared their independence, it was clear their nation now needed a new form of government. In 1781 the colonists took hold to the Articles of Confederation, their first outline of democracy. The Articles set up a good base for government, but it was soon realized that it needed a lot of work. In Philadelphia a group of the most well educated and experienced men of America met to revise the Articles of Confederation. The result of this meeting was not a revised Articles of Confederation, but a new document that outlined the government we have today. This new government by The Constitution was absolutely necessary if the Americans hoped to succeed in achieving balance in governing themselves.

Under the Articles of Confederation the states agreed to create a confederacy called the United States of America, each state maintained its own sovereignty and all rights...