Overlooked Strengths of the Articles After the United States had declared independence from the most powerful nation on earth‚ they now had the task to put into place a government that could defend the freedom they had just won. The Articles of Confederation were the first attempt at political order for the New World. Although many believe that the Articles were a failure‚ I take the standpoint that some(not all) of the weaknesses could be turned around to strengths depending on the
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1.The important (major) characteristics of the Articles of Confederation were about Congress and how it would work. Each state only had one congressional vote regardless of the size of the state which caused problems with larger states wanting more representation. Congress had no power to tax or to regulate commerce.The laws required a 9/13 pass while amendments had to be unanimously decided to be added. Finally they had no national court to enforce the laws that were passed by congress which didn’t
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Advantages and Disadvantages of the Articles of Confederation From their landing in the New World in the early 1600s‚ the British subjects‚ or colonists‚ were under the rule of the British King. Some colonies had more power with their own legislatures‚ but the British King and/or Parliament always had the final rule. Some of the British Kings tended to be more lenient than others‚ but when the Restoration occurred in 1660‚ Charles II was restored to power in England and he planned on ruling with
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The Articles of Confederation were a primitive version of the current Constitution of the United States. Back in the 1700’s all thirteen states approved the Articles of Confederation. The Articles served as the only way to keep the states unified. Though they were weak (most people were afraid of having a strong central government) they still helped in modeling the United States Constitution and helped in stabilizing the government. Although this is true‚ it would be ridiculous to try to prove that
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Jack Kalb 10-5-15 AP US History The Articles of Confederation were effective in many different ways. It affected us today because it established a new form of government‚ for us‚ the new nation. In the following paragraphs‚ the extent to which the Articles of Confederation were effective in solving problems that confronted us as the new nation will be gone over and described. Without the Articles of Confederation‚ many think those problems would still be here today‚ and surely could have affected
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Weaknesses: Articles of Confederation The Articles of Confederation was the first written constitution of the United States. With backlash from nine out of thirteen states‚ the Articles of Confederation were unable to seek approval by all and called for a ratification. Despite the multiple weaknesses‚ it organized a record of achievement. With some strengths‚ the Articles of Confederation led to the Constitution. There were many weaknesses as per the ratification of the Articles of Confederation
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needed a national government to keep things in order. So then‚ the Articles of Confederation was created as the first attempt of a national government.In a confederation‚ the states‚ maintain their sovereignty‚ but they join together in a coordinated way to deal with certain issues. This independence of each political state is seen as the main advantage and main disadvantage of a confederation. Ever since the Articles of Confederation‚ many problems had occurred. For example‚ there were a lot of dept
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government under the Articles of Confederation had very little power and most power was held by the individual states. Eventually‚ the weakness of the national government under the Articles led to their replacement with the current US Constitution. This goes to show the difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution. There were many problems under the Articles and much was left out that it caused problems. The government under the Articles of Confederation had a Unicameral Legislature
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first attempt at a constitution for the United States was called the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation was an agreement among the newly formed founding states that helped recognize
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The Articles of Confederation and the Constitution each had their own impacts on the United States economy. It can be shown that the drafting of the Constitution reversed the control of economic authority between the national government and the states‚ specifically regarding the laying and levying of taxes. The stipulations of taxation are clarified in the Articles and the Constitution through Article VIII and Article I‚ Section 8‚ respectively. Both statements provide for an easy analysis of taxation
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