Critics of the Articles of Confederation argued that it was far too "weak" in the sense that it didn't give the federal government enough power over the states. This became especially evident after Shays' Rebellion, which proved very difficult to put down.
The social slavery and political states rights problem facing the nation right now is the black lives matter movement where people are being killed because of the color of their skin everyday
The answer to your question is the Missouri Compromise.
A representative government, economic equality for all, and exchange of land for service and protection of individual rights