Deciding to put the Bill of Rights into the Constitution was the main political compromise in the creation of the United States government. Even though Federalists believed that individual rights were fully protected by state and common law; they knew that Anti-Federalists would never agree with the new Constitution until amendments protecting specific rights were added. So in 1789 Congress passed proposed amendments to the Constitution. The first ten amendments are now known as the Bill of Rights. The Articles of the Confederation failed because of its many weaknesses including congress did not have the power to tax or regulate foreign and interstate commerce, there was not executive branch to enforce any acts passed by congress, there was no national court system, and many other failures. As the weaknesses became apparent, people began asking for changes to the Articles that would create a stronger government. Later, a meeting was set in Philadelphia. This became the Constitution Convention.