Following the American Revolution, the United States were stuck in quite an undesirable situation. The situation was that they did not have a government to live or grow under. This problem was readily and quickly solved though with the creation of the Articles of Confederation. For nearly ten years, the Articles were in place as the first government to unite the United States. Through time though, the Articles of Confederation proved to not be as …showed first 75 words of 1137 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1137 total…democratic, but in any aspect, it is still a strong freedom worthy document. Being more conservative lays more power in the hands of the elected governmental officials, but the democratic side of it allows for the people to chose who those elected officials are. No matter how democratic or conservative the constitution is, the great thought and effort put into making it allows it create possibly the greatest government in the history of the world.