I don't think there is much of debate to be had around this to be honest. The Constitution is clearly the better method. In order to modify the Articles of Confederation a unanimous vote was required, for example, which would be practically impossible with today's 50 states. Under the Articles of Confederation there was no reliable way to enforce the laws written by Congress, no reliable way to collect taxes, and trade was significantly more difficult. There was no court system under the Articles of Confederation.

 

The Articles of Confederation were a great tool for loosely uniting the states during the Revolutionary War, but it simply couldn't cut it as far as creating and maintaining a nation capable of gaining the level of success that the United States has. I don't know about you, but even with our rather disappointing current government I'm happier living in the US than I would be living under the Articles of Constitution where government was capable of less than what the UN is currently capable of. Whether you like government or not, there has to be some backbone in place in order for us to live the lives that we do.

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