William Hung Political Science 1 March 5, 2001 The Founding Fathers: An Age of Realism In the work of The Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes, he illustrated that any government must be accepted in order to avert the anarchy and terror of a state of nature. After the Declaration of Independence and the failure of the Articles of the Confederation, the Founding Fathers needed a government to control the people, but not just any government. The Fathers wanted a …showed first 75 words of 794 total…

…showed last 75 words of 794 total…one of the primary goals of the Progressive Era turned out to end the corrupt alliance between businessmen and politicians (Wilson 159). Overall, with the Article V of the Constitution to amend, it had adequate flexibility to adapt itself for handling future problems. In addition, the 9th and the 10th amendment both granted rights for the states to make changes in laws or add new laws whenever necessary (as long as the state gets enough votes).