class of public creditors wanted a stronger new government. (Doc.1) The new nation suffered severe economic problems and the government was unable to get respect at home or overseas under the articles of confederation. The federalist felt like we needed a new constitution to be approved in order to fix the articles of confederation. In order to win the approval of the U.S. Constitution the state is giving the people the chance to be placed in front of the Grand Jury before being put on trial for any
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the Constitution was established‚ Article II was created to state the executive power shall be independent and a unitary president of the United States. A unitary president‚ or in other words a single-person‚ would provide quicker and more aggressive action than a multi-person executive council. However‚ even though the president is an independent position‚ the Constitution still states forms of checks and balances through the legislative and judicial branch. Article II also states how to select the
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in order to strengthen the frail Articles of Confederation and create a new Constitution. Delegates met in Philadelphia’s Pennsylvania State House‚ for the Constitutional Convention‚ in which they discussed and debated the new Constitution. Many U.S. states and citizens argued over topics such as the congress’ power‚ slavery‚ and taxes‚ which highlighted the fact that the ratification debate proved that the country was more divided than united. The Articles of Confederation was a very weak Constitution
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Reconsideration‚ two thirds of the House shall agree to pass the Bill‚ it shall be sent‚ together with the Objections‚ to the other House‚ by which it shall likewise be reconsidered‚ and if approved by two thirds of the House‚ it shall become a law.” (Article 1‚ Section 7‚ Clause 3) By having these checks and balances in place‚ it creates a safer government. Since “we the people” elect the people who are running our government‚ it is important that our opinions get voiced and passed. This was the opposite
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Question: Why did the Articles of Confederation fail? The Articles of Confederation established the first governmental structure unifying the thirteen states that had fought in the American Revolution. They went into effect on March 1‚ 1781 and lasted until March 4‚ 1789 when they were replaced by the US Constitution. Why did the Articles of Confederation only last eight years? In effect why did the Articles of Confederation fail? Answer: The purpose of the Articles of Confederation was to create
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get together. This was a way to get around the Articles of Confederation because the federal government could not tax the people. So the federal government started to tax the states more which then caused the states to have to tax their people. If you could not pay the tax then they would shut you down or foreclose you. This hurt many of the small farmers and also the small stores. Some of the other effects were that the faults of the Articles of Confederation were demonstrated. This made the
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"No taxation without representation!"; "These are the times that try men’s souls."; "Give me liberty or give me death!" All are famous phrases that sparked the American Revolution. The Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the creation of the Articles of Confederation represent the American colonies’ first attempt to become a nation. This development was tentative at best‚ but ultimately led to success. Fundamentally the Declaration of Independence is at the same time a statement of
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Federalist be most likely to oppose? Anti- Federalist were against the Constitution all together but most of all‚ I think the Anti-Federalist were against the fact that the state government’s would no longer have as much power like it did with the Articles of Confederation. The constitution supported the idea of a powerful and strong central government. The congress had the power to tax people‚ and make rules and regulations as it says in document two. With liberty being the Anti-Federalist’s biggest
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U.S Constitution DBQ The Federal Government showed to be ineffective under the Articles of Confederation. The Government lacked power‚ with large state governments showing to be superior. The U.S Constitution proposed a new form of government. With the addition of three separate branches of government‚ being‚ legislative‚ executive‚ and judicial‚ the Constitution also created a stronger Federal Government‚ weakening state governments. As southern states with larger populations were against the
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It shows that each branch of government‚ the legislative‚ the executive‚ and the judicial‚ all have their own designated powers. In the Constitution‚ articles one‚ two and three explain the job of each branch: the legislative creates laws while the judicial branch deduces them and the executive branch enforces the laws (Annenberg Classroom). These three branches are to uphold their own powers and are prohibited
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