<span>The founding fathers did not want the federal government to have too much control. Just freeing themselves from the rule of King George, they did not want to set themselves up to be ruled by a monarch or strong federal government again. This led to the founding fathers making the federal government too weak, which led to the scrapping of the articles of confederation and the creation of the Constitution. </span>
The economy does best when government does not get involved and it’s advocates appealed to social Darwinism to illustrate that it is only natural for the best businesses and business leaders to survive and excel while others fail.
