![]() ![]() (5) The constitutional convention was called in secrecy (238). And it bears noting that the Anti-Federalists were militantly anti-usury (Dewitt 191). (4) Further complicating the problem was that paper currency (and all its instabilities) was introduced during the war and the people were only now overcoming that debt system. (3) The problems in the country aren’t so much the fault of the confederation itself, but simply that the people haven’t yet fully recovered from the war (“Federal Farmer” 258). Republican government by necessity MUST remain small(ish). ![]() Therefore a third position is needed: new republics. If, then you have oligarchy and tyranny. But when you have a large population, you must either have a small representation, or an extremely large representation. (2) The problem of representation: In any representative government, there must be a proportion between the size of the population and the ones representing that population. (1) It is agreed that the Articles were defective, but that does not logically prove that the new Constitution is good (Melancton Smith). He does provide a fine annotated bibliography at the end (this is one of those things that separates good books from great ones). ![]() ![]() If you have read The Federalist Papers then you can probably skip it. Ketcham gives a VERY detailed review of the Constitutional Convention (180 pages). ![]()
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