What Is The Difference Between The Articles Of Confederation And The Constitution

In 8th grade History, I am positive I was taught about the Articles of Confederation and the U.S. Constitution; however, considering that before this week I wouldn’t have been able to differentiate between the two documents, or even speak to what they were about, I cannot confidently say that I learned about them. The module assigned to us this week in class helped me learn about the differences between the Constitution and the Articles of Confederation; in addition to discovering what the Federalists and the Antifederalists stood for. Though the documents, and the groups of people, shared commonalities, their differences, rather, are what defined the United States as a country, and propelled it in a direction that led to governmental procedures today. The idea of having a three-branch government in America- which was written in the constitution, but not in the Articles of Confederation- is the most interesting thing I learned about in this lesson. After the wrongdoings of Britain, the founding fathers genuinely feared usurpation, so, they chose to impose a system that included the equal distribution of power between three, main branches: the judicial branch, executive branch, and the legislative branch. Each branch has its own, specific set of responsibilities;
A Federalist, I learned, is an individual who supports power distribution between state and national governments, coupled with favor toward a strong central government. In contrast, Antifederalists opposed a strong national government and wished for the majority of power to reside with the states. Because of their fundamental differences, these groups clashed, and perhaps if the Bill of Rights, which changed the Antifederalists’ position on the constitution, was never proposed and included in the Constitution, today’s government would be astronomically