Petoria

I believe Petoria is a Authoritarian government, since Peter is the only one in charge. As he was singing, Cant Touch Me. Peter Griffin was saying that he could do anything that he wanted because he had diplomatic immunity. He can jaywalk on the street, and touch your sister's teeth. He could invade Joe's pool without any trouble, and the american government couldn't stop Peter. Everything was awesome till the government started to take action. They decided to cut electricity, water, and heat. They didn't even let Chris or Meg go to school. The Griffin family couldn't leave their land because the american government set up a blockade full of tanks and guns pointed straight at them. So they couldn't get any food at the store. Since Chris and Meg couldn't go to school, Lois had to educate them herself. And Petoria had no military to protect him from the american government. If Peter had a Federal government, and a lot more funds, Petoria would've lasted longer. It was amazing how long Petoria lasted as much as it had.

Ratifying the Constitution Was No Easy Business

It was so difficult to ratify the Constitution because a lot of people were against it. A lot of people just wanted to revise the Articles of Confederation. And not make a whole new government. But more states had to agree to make a new government. In Article VII it said it needed nine states had to ratify the Constitution for it to go into effect. Not a lot of people agreed with ratification either. There were people called Antifederalists who even used pamphlets and public meetings to oppose the ratification of the Constitution. Some people where even saying that delegates were exceeding their power by getting rid of the Articles of Confederation and an illegal document. Some MORE people said that it was only going to represent rich people which poor people wouldn't want. But what the majority of what people were saying was that it gave too much power to the central government. But have no fear, the Federalists where there. Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay said, under the pen name Publius. That if they did reject the Constitution there would be anarchy and civil strife, which no one wants. At the beginning of October 1787 they made 85 essays for New York newspapers which answered to everyone's problems with the Consitution. One of the things to calm down people's concern was the Bill of Rights. (I couldn't find a good gif that related to this post so heres a gif of Will Ferrell playing the flute)
 

Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?

Why did the Articles of Confederation fail? It only lasted 8 years.Why? Well that's because it was too weak.

 

A man named Daniel Shay was in the war and the government is suppose to pay you for your services. But the articles of confederation didn't allow to  tax so they had no money to give to the soldiers, including Shay. Just like the rest, Shay was given an IOU from the government. But Shay was a farmer and he needed money. But courts all over Massachusetts were foreclosing a bunch of farms and that's when they decided to revolt. Shay brought together a bunch of farmers to go to courts to stop from foreclosing. But no one could stop them? No the government couldn't stop them because there was no executive branch to enforce any acts passed by Congress 1. After a while the government had to hire a militia to stop the rebellion. 

They made the Articles of Confederation so then the government would be weak, unlike a monarchy. But they made it too weak, unable to govern America.

What might life be like if there was no government? Why do you think humans organized governing bodies?

I believe that if there was no government no one would really be safe. Like the movie The Purge.

If you don't know what the movie is, its when once a year, the government allows a 12 hour period where all criminal activity is legal. No one would be able to call the police and all ambulances would be suspended. Now that would only for 12 hours, but just imagine having no government at all FOREVER. People would be driving 100 mph in a 25 mph zone (which is a little ridiculous). There would be no police since they are part of the government. Which might sound great for younger kids, there wouldn't be any school either. Bigger companies wouldn't have to follow the rules that the government has set for them. Like if I went to the grocery store and a certain food says it has no fat but it really has 11 grams of fat which is just rude. I would be brushing my teeth with toothpaste that doesn't actually whiten my teeth?? Companies could sell us defective items without telling us. I wouldn't want a hairdryer that instead of blowing hot air, blows fire, I mean they did say it would dry your hair really fast. But over all we wouldn't be safe. Guns are usually regulated by the government and with no government a CHILD would be able to get a gun easy. You may think that a guy with a mask and a really big gun is scary but what about a baby with a gun.
 I don't wanna live in a world where babies are roaming the streets with guns in their hands but it will happen with no government. I think people want to organize governed bodies so then everyone could stay safe. Especially from babies with guns. We have laws for a reason, usually to kept people safe from bad things. It could be from fire blowing hairdryers to a cereal box that lies about how much fat is in it.