I'd have to say I'd prefer civil law (although Xeer is the best) because the Federalists were Anglophile and pro-common law while the Articles of Confederation was more like a civil law... that is, the Articles of Confederation was not open to interpretation by an unelected judicial power and it actually placed hard limitations on the govt where the Federalists simply mandated how the govt was set up (like the electoral college [2], Congress[2], the executive, the judiciary, and the Amendment process[1]) and any legislation or order could be upheld if the Supreme Court decided it was Constitutional.
[1] The Amendment process can isn't definite, because the federal govt declares whether an Amendment is ratified while at the same time, the Constitution says 3/4 of the States are required to amend... which makes the legality of the evil 14th questionable (I say it's not legal because it was ratified through force and fraud and it was added to a law that was only because so because of force and fraud[see my signature]), and it can't be conclusively proven as to whether there was a lost 13th Amendment. That said, a major problem with federalism is that it tries to be a mishmash of confederalism and monarchism, but it tends to lean toward monarchy because of the centralization of power in the executive which is independent and unchecked. The Supreme Court is unchecked because the President and Congress select the justices. Congress is the most checked, but they're not checked enough because they act as the body of the union and because one chamber chooses who is on the Supreme Court... due to that, all power should come from the legislature, rather than having 3 independent branches of govt.
[2] The 12th Amendment and electoral college rules aren't definitely enforced by the Constitution either because of the judicial power.
[1] The Amendment process can isn't definite, because the federal govt declares whether an Amendment is ratified while at the same time, the Constitution says 3/4 of the States are required to amend... which makes the legality of the evil 14th questionable (I say it's not legal because it was ratified through force and fraud and it was added to a law that was only because so because of force and fraud[see my signature]), and it can't be conclusively proven as to whether there was a lost 13th Amendment. That said, a major problem with federalism is that it tries to be a mishmash of confederalism and monarchism, but it tends to lean toward monarchy because of the centralization of power in the executive which is independent and unchecked. The Supreme Court is unchecked because the President and Congress select the justices. Congress is the most checked, but they're not checked enough because they act as the body of the union and because one chamber chooses who is on the Supreme Court... due to that, all power should come from the legislature, rather than having 3 independent branches of govt.
[2] The 12th Amendment and electoral college rules aren't definitely enforced by the Constitution either because of the judicial power.