Answer:
In 1787, Congress authorized delegates to gather in Philadelphia and recommend changes to the existing charter of government for the 13 states, the Articles of Confederation, which many Americans believed had created a weak, ineffective central government.
The Hammurabi code was appropriate for checking the impunity of that era, where the poor and the weak lived at the mercy of the strong and wealthy.Some aspects however are no longer applicable with the modern conception of justice and fairness. For example,binding creditors to sell their wives and children to repay their debts is no longer practical but also cruel.
