There are, moreover, two considerations particularly applicable to the federal system of America, which place that system in a very interesting point of view. First. In a single republic, all the power surrendered by the people is submitted to the administration of a single government;
They feared a strong federal government
A strong federal government according to these delegates would exercise absolutism and dictatorship. One of the delegates who did not attend the conference were the Rhodesians.
Absolute monarchy in France led to continued acceptance of serfdom, while in England serfdom disappeared.
Constitutional monarchy in England led to representative government without a revolution, while France required a revolution.
Absolutism in France delayed the intellectual Enlightenment, while England's constitutional monarchy fostered the Enlightenment.
England's constitutional monarchy efficiently corrected the ills of poverty, while in France the monarchy ignored the poor.
