The most important principle on which the founding of the American republic was based on is the written constitution. With the Constitution the elite society protected rights for every American that would secure and ensure our nation’s existence for hundreds of years. Our first form of government were the Articles of Confederation. Under the Articles of Confederation, the united states government was in a state of chaos. The Articles created a weak, almost nonexistent …showed first 75 words of 583 total…

…showed last 75 words of 583 total…positive than that of the Articles of Confederation. The chaos that was constructed under the Articles were legally banned under the Constitution. The slave trade and acts of slavery would last many more years, but finally it would end. Although the history of the United States has not always been a happy one, the ratification of the Constitution still is one of America’s best accomplishments. The Written Constitution “An Important document in American History”