Articles of Confederation to the Constitution A. The Articles of Confederation a. The writers of the Articles of Confederation were cautious about giving the new government powers they had just denied Parliament. b. Weaknesses in the Articles included the following: i. A lack of authority to tax ii. A lack of authority to exercise authority directly over the states c. The most important accomplishment was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. That ordinance did the following: i. Provided for the
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Articles of Confederation vs. Constitution The Articles of Confederation and the Constitution‚ although vastly different in their philosophies of governing the nation‚ both played a big role in setting the stage for America’s economy in the upcoming nineteenth century. A few years after the Articles of Confederation were drafted many politicians and economists‚ such as Alexander Hamilton‚ began to see problems with the decentralized form of government that was created by this document. These
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The Articles of Confederation and the Constitution were both recognized and followed by the same group of people. Even though the same group of people followed these two documents‚ these documents are very different. One example is the writing style of each document. The Articles of Confederation were repetitive‚ less direct and less certified for quoting than the Constitution. The two documents have a different approach towards the type of government and its control over the matters. The Articles
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Differences of the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution “Let our government be like that of the solar system. Let the general government be like the sun and the states the planets‚ repelled yet attracted‚ and the whole moving regularly and harmoniously in several orbits.” said John Dickinson‚ a Delaware Delegate in 1787 (constitutionfacts.com). The United States has a government that‚ for the most part‚ flows smoothly. However‚ our governing documents have not always been so harmonious
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There were a lot of factors that resulted in the articles of confederation being thrown out. The articles of confederation for one‚ had no way to pay for common defense; another problem was that the country didn’t have a bill of rights; and Shay’s Rebellion. The constitution addresses all of these in its bill of rights and amendments. In the articles of confederation they entrusted paying for national defense to the states. The states decided how much they wanted to pay and if they even wanted to
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The American system of government following the end of the American Revolution was a disaster as far as the nation’s status as a union. Under the Articles of Confederation‚ there was nothing “unified” about the United States. The states stood in the union as individual bodies‚ with little to no ties to a seemingly non-existent central governing body or to the other states. This allowed the states to disregard other states’ laws and ultimately created disunion within the states. Because it has been
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The Articles of Confederation that had been drafted in 1777 gave the majority of power to the states. The National government was weak and unable to sustain itself. It did not even possess the ability to resolve differences between state legislature and interstate commerce. When the Articles of Confederation were written those that drafted it purposely gave majority power to the states as they feared a powerful central government. The problem was by severely limiting the central government’s
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weak and reactionary Articles of Confederation failed to adequately address the rights of colonies; each state had diverse needs that were not being represented in the government. The Articles were drafted in fear that a tyrannical government would emerge after the Revolution‚ but they were too powerless to enforce taxation. These issues were rectified by the Constitution’s strong centralized government. The Articles failed to adequately address state representation; small states wanted equal representation
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United States from the Revolution to Reconstruction was definitely a rapidly changing place. Many events occured during this time that would shape our nation into the great one it is today. Multiple people also played strong roles and contributed to make our nation a better place. Important documents also demonstrated significance during these times. A very valuable document during these changes was the very first written document and first constitution of the United States‚ The Articles of Confederation
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The Articles of confederation allowed States to be independent while the federal government was overall a meeting place for all the state representatives to meet and debate new law. The federal government had laws in place but their were very hard to enforce. The federal government under the Articles of Confederation had no president. They instead had the Committee of the States which had one representative from each state. Even though that the Committee of the States was the most central form of
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