Compare And Contrast Congress And The Constitution

The Articles of Confederation was the first federal foundational laws of the United States. It was composed due to the conflicting views of the politicians at the time and the need to unite the States during the war. Its development and resoluteness had a sluggish inception due to some Americans uncertainties of the government’s substantial central power and property demands by States. The Articles of Confederation was finally sanctioned on March 1, 1781. Under the Articles, each States stayed autonomous, with Congress having the final say over disputes. Congress was also given the ability to make accords and agreements, uphold armies and currencies. The Articles of Confederation did best with territorial expansion in the West, thanks to the Ordinances that were written for the Articles and the benefits they had. However, under the Articles, the central government had no power to impose taxes and manage commerce, because of this the government was consistently short of funds. Despite the lack of funding, money was still required for the war effort, and Congress' meantime solution was to print nearly $250 million paper currency, this led to major inflation in the States. This deficit urged legislators to find a solution; the Constitution of 1787. Both the Articles and the Constitution worked to preserve a free government, different from the tyrannical rule they have experienced from the British Parliament. Also, both documents allowed states the power to manage mercantilism,

There are lots of similarities and differences between Iowa’s state Constitution and the united states Constitution. Some of the similarities are found in the structure of the Constitution, both have preambles and they both have articles. In the document structure there are differences. The states articles are much longer and they have many more than the US. Similarities and differences can also be found in the Government structure. Both the US and Iowa have three branches of government, they both also have bicameral legislators. Also having differences these include legislators have different names and jurisdiction in courts are different.

The Articles of Confederation became the first guiding principles of the original thirteen states. However, the weaknesses embedded in the articles became obvious, outweighing its positive impact and they were ratified in 1781. George Washington sated that the articles were "little more than a shadow without the substance."1 They limited the central government’s ability to work smoothly and adversely affected the economy. Lack of power left the government in dismay and they sought a fix to their problems without becoming a tyrannical monarchy. The founding fathers believed that replacing the articles with The Constitution was the best way to give the central government enough power to carry out its tasks. In 1787 delegates from all 13 states met in Pennsylvania to begin amending the articles. This process revealed many of the similarities and differences that were contained within The Articles of Confederation and The Constitution.

After winning the Revolutionary War, the states faced the strenuous task of creating a national government that balanced federal powers with individual and state rights. The first endeavor resulted in the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation gave too much power to the states and not enough power to the federal government. The imbalance of power resulted in a weak national government. The Constitution replaced the feeble Articles with a powerful federal government that incorporated republican ideals. Under this new system of government George Washington and Thomas Jefferson established new procedures, laws, and policies that set the standards and structured the new government. The laws, policies, and actions of both George

The New Jersey Plan was presented by William Paterson on June 15, 1787 (The Great Compromise). The plan pointed out the disadvantages of having a strong national government. They feared an imbalance of powers from the state to the government, as well as the president having an overabundance of power. Presently, to keep the power to the states, they suggested each state have the same number of representatives. In attempts to repel the Virginia Plan, New Jersey, Connecticut, New York, and Delaware gave a document that advocated for the lack of government powers, offering one legislative branch (The Great Compromise). They believed that the plan for a strong national government will result in the

The American Founding lasted for 25 years from 1775 - 1800. During that time the United States declared and won its independence, a gradual revolution in the economic, political, and social landscape was begun that was not completed by 1800. There was a nominal change made politically in America between the years 1775 and 1800. In 1791, the Bill of Rights was ratified. These 12 amendments were designed to protect the basic rights of U.S. citizens, ensuring the freedom of speech, press assembly, and exercise of religion...etc.

finally became independent from Britain, the U.S. needed a way to structure the government, write a constitution, needed a president, and get those who didn’t agree with the Constitution to agree. In 1777, the Continental Congress created the Article of Confederation. This limited power on the government, didn’t allow a president or court, and no power to tax. Daniel Shay rebelled against the rising of taxes because many farmers were in debt, and lost their land. His rebellious act got many people to want a more powerful government. The colonists then came together to improve the Article of Confederation and wrote the Constitution. The Constitution included the Great Compromise that created the Senate and the House of Representative. It also included the Three Fifths Compromise that said only ⅗ of the slave population would be included when counting population, slaves still had no rights. The government was structured into three branches. The Legislative who created laws, the Executive which was the president, and the Judicial, federal courts. The Anti-Federalists said they would only agree to support the constitution only if the Bill of Rights was included.When everything was finally settled it was time to choose a president. George Washington was unanimously elected and served from

During the writing and ratifying of the Constitution, there were some fundamental issues being debated. The main debate was about whether to amend the Articles of Confederation or write a new constitution. James Madison, a member of the Virginia Assembly, moved the convention along but proposing a document he had drafted called the Virginia Plan. The Virginia Plan created a central republican form of government. The government would consist of the legislative, executive and judicial branch. It

Throughout the course of human history, there has been a nearly constant need for the

George Washington called for a convention in late May 1787; in order speak about the nation 's political and economical problems and revise the Articles. Delegates from eleven out of the thirteen states attended this convention. They decided on a government consisting of three branches: legislative (Congress), executive (the President), and judicial (Supreme Court). These branches were under the checks-and-balances in order to maintain balance in powers and to prevent tyranny in the country. The Great Compromise solved the issue that arose between the delegates that believed the separation of powers into three different branches would ensure that the United States would not become another monarchy.

It established a strong central government but protected state autonomy and rights. The new plan of government divided power equally between the central government and the states. The Constitution created 3 branch's executive, judicial and legislative. Powers were shared between the states and central government. The national government had the power to tax and regulate trade. After a lengthy debate, three major compromises were decided that shaped the foundation of the U.S. Constitution. The first of the compromises was The Connecticut Compromise or better known as the Great Compromise. The Virginia Plan wanted representation based on the population of each state and the New Jersey Plan wanted equal representation for every state. It then decided that there would be two chambers in Congress: the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Senate would be based on equal representation and the House would be based on population.The Second of the Compromises was the Three-Fifths Compromise. This compromise was between southern and northern states in which each slave counted as three-fifths of a person in order to determine representation and taxation for the federal government. Lastly, the Slave Trade Compromise was what the north and south worked out which forbade Congress from banning the slave trade for 20 years. For the North, this meant the slave trade hypothetically

With the Article of Confederation, the 13 states were loose confederates having their own currency, army and government structures. Therefore, there was no central government because the founders wanted to avoid making a government similar to the British empire. Document 4 shows the population of all the states in 1790. One group of founders proposed to base the seats in the House on population and another group of founders wanted the seats in the House to be equal for all of the states. Eventually, the Great Compromise, mentioned in Document 6, created a congress of two branches. The Senate had equal representation with two senators for every state while the House had representation based on the population of the

During the late 1700’s, it occurred to Americans that the Articles of Confederation needed to be revised. The weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation, which included the lack of power to conduct domestic responsibilities such as taxation and regulation of commerce, caused the United States to become bankrupt. Eventually, the new country was faced with the daunting task to greatly alter the Articles of Confederation. In February 1787, America finally persuaded the Continental Congress to convene at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from May 15, 1776 to September 17, 1787, which would eventually lead to the various debates concerning the problems that faced the weak central government under the Articles of Confederation. During the events that occurred at the Constitutional Convention, various plans were introduced. These plans included James Madison and Edmund Randolph’s Virginia Plan, which introduced a radical government structure to allocate the legislative branches by population and the separation of powers, and William Patterson’s New Jersey Plan, a response to the Virginia Plan, which conceived the idea of equal representation for all states. After heated debates, the introduction of Roger Sherman’s Connecticut Compromise helped to merge both the ideas of Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan into the definitive compromise. In this compromise, the legislature would be bicameral with each state guaranteed two equal senators in the Senate and

Declaring Independence from Great Britain left the United States dismantled and in need of structure. During the Revolutionary war the continental congress wrote the Articles of Confederation to regulate the colonies as a national government. Lasting no more than 4 years the Articles of Confederation lacked any sufficient power to keep the country united as one and protected with a national army or navy. As each state was formed they began to act out against each other in self-interest. With no power to regulate commerce between states, the states were free to establish their own commerce rules that would most often impact other states negatively. Without a way to properly enforce laws and taxation through a national court system, laws were

The Constitutional setup is established as the Separation of Powers. The system has many branches of the government but they all share power among themselves. The setup has kept the people covered and from federal overdoing. The point of the system is to make sure no one have too much power. The setup is assurance that every person rights are protected and represented by the government. Our platform for standard and guidance is the Constitution of the United States. Comparing the two branches of legislative and executive power are equally the same. The Legislative Branch is consist of Congress which takes on the laws to put in writing. The Executive Branch consist of the President and his administration. The branch is created to arrange some