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    The Articles of Confederation and Federalist papers 51 are very similar and very different in many ways. The Articles of Confederation were made to give the people sense of a unified government. The Federalist papers 51 were made to outline the checks and balances of our government. One of the few similarities between the Articles of Confederation and Federalist Papers NO. 51 is they both have limitations on their government. In the Articles of confederation‚ congress did not have the power to tax

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    new nation had a number of issues to attend to. While under the Articles of Confederation the government addressed these issues the best it could. Unfortunately some issues were not addressed as well as others. Although the Articles of Confederation were able to sign a treaty with England through the Treaty of Paris‚ ending the war‚ and was able to settle disputes for the settlement of western lands between the states‚ the Articles of Confederation failed to create an efficient way to settle the national

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    Post Magallanic Expeditions: Page 1 1. Loaisa (1525) – 7 ships and 450 men Results: Failure – did not reach the Philippines death of Loaisa and co-captain Elcano in mid-ocean. 2. Cabot (1526) – 4 ships and 250 men Results: Failure – did not find the Strait of Mgellan 3. Saavedra (1527) – 3 ships and 110 men Results: Failure – reached Mindanao but failed to colonize‚ they just rescued the survivors of Loaisa’s expedition at Tidore‚ Moluccas 4. Villalobos (1542) – 6 ships 200 men Results:

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    Throughout the history of the United States it is amazing to think that it has only operated under two different constitutions. The first was the Articles of Confederation beginning March 1‚ 1781 and then the Constitution on June 21‚ 1788. After only seven years‚ the Articles were analyzed and re-written by a lot of the same people who constructed them. The Articles of Confederation created the national Congress. The Congress consisted of one single chamber. At this time there were 13 states

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    Articles 91‚ 92‚ 98‚ 134 Punishment under Article 91 states that a violation is made if an enlisted member strikes or assaults a Warrant Officer‚ a Non-Commissioned Officer and/or Petty Officer while the officer is in execution of his or her office. The Article also states that there will be additional consequences for disobedience of a lawful order‚ verbal contempt‚ or disorderly language to an officer while they are in execution of office. The Article as it stands leaves

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    How much power should the government in general and the President in particular be given in times of national crisis? The powers and duties of the president are defined in Article II of the Constitution making him commander in chief of armed forces‚ chief diplomat‚ nominating judges‚ presenting state of union to congress and having the power to pardon and veto. However‚ the Constitution grants far less powers to the nation’s president in Article II than it does to congress in Article I. Throughout

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    Thus‚ America still strived for a set government and a written document to back it up. The Articles of Confederation‚ established during the American struggle for independence from British rule‚ created the first form of government for the United States. The Articles of Confederation was an agreement among the thirteen founding states that established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states. At the time that the Articles of Confederation were put into place‚ our new nation

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    became the United States of America‚ The Articles of Confederation were written so that the United States would not be under the rule of corruption or tyranny as they had experience with the king of England.

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    The Articles of Confederation and The Constitution In 1783‚ when the Treaty of Paris was signed‚ America officially broke away from Britain and became an independent nation. Without British rule‚ we needed a new form of government. The Articles of Confederation were America’s first form of government‚ but it was a very weak system and it started to fail rapidly. There were many individual problems with the Articles of Confederation that caused it to become a failure. One of the biggest problems

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    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

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