"Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness"
The Americans had the advantage of evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of the British government and desiring equality among all Americans. The American documents that were drafted, were contracts that defined the powers of government, but drew their authority from the people, not from the royal seal from a distant king. All of these documents contained weak executive and judicial branches due to the distrust of previous ruling.
The Articles of Confederation or other wise known as the Articles of Confusion, was eventually drawn up by thirteen states. …
