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US Constitution designed to temper human flaws, replacing Articles of Confederation

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The U.S. Constitution was designed to address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, which proved ineffective in governing the newly formed nation after the American Revolutionary War. Founders like Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay recognized the need for a stronger central government capable of managing interstate trade, consolidating debts, and balancing competing state interests. Their vision, realized in the Constitution, aimed to create a more unified and interventionist national model that acknowledged human fallibility while ensuring liberty. AI

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Donovan Fifield, The Conversation ·

    How the U.S. Constitution was designed with respect for ‘a degree of depravity in mankind’

    A 1786 tax revolt by farmers helped push Hamilton, Madison and Jay to argue for a constitution that assumed the worst of human nature, not the best.

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