If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed, and in the next place oblige it to control itself. Which political document was created as a result of the ideas expressed in this excerpt?

A: Declaration of Independence

b: Article of Confederation

c: U. S. Constitution

d: Northwest Ordinance