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    states were new, after the Revolutionary War ended, the framers created a document called the Articles of Confederation which turned out to be a complete failure. Since the Articles of Confederation didn’t work and had many flaws, the framers eventually created a stronger government. The new government would come to be very different from the Articles of Confederation. Some examples of flaws in the Articles of Confederation are that it allows for each state and the federal government to each have

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    to create a government with too much power so they created the Articles of Confederation. This government turned out to be a failure. In 1787, the founding fathers met again to create a new framework of government. Most people feared creating a government that was too strong. To create a new government there had to be many compromises, the U.S. Constitution is the result of these compromises reached in Philadelphia in 1787. The Articles of Confederation were too weak and created many problems which

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    After the Revolutionary war, the 13 colonies needed a government and they approved The Articles of Confederation which was the first federal government that was approved by Congress in 1777 in Philadelphia and was formally ratified and put in effect in 1781 (Keene, Cornell, & O’Donnell, 2013). The issues that the raised from the Articles of Confederation was the distribution of power, instead of giving too much power to central government like Britain, the founders decided to place the sovereign

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    new government was called the Articles of Confederation and came to be due to the Continental Congress. The Articles of Confederation were a confederation, or loose alliance, of states. It was modeled off of previous colonial governments, and in it states would retain sovereignty. Sovereignty is governmental power, and with this form of government the states would have it. Even though the United States needed a government, it was risky. The founders of the Articles of Confederation were apprehensive

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    colonies, it was crucial for them to form some kind of plan to unite. Although many plans had been formulated, none of them had gone into effect. Which leads to the question, did the colonies ever have a sustainable need for government? In 1643, the Articles of Confederation was devised in response to the fear of Indian attacks and threats posed by the Dutch and the French, stating they needed to “enter into a firm and perpetual league

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    the central government of the power to tax, which put the new nation on unreliable financial footing (McMurray, 2016). The Articles of Confederation, which congress passed in late 1777 and ratified in early 1781 was the outcome of the achievement of the congress and its selected committee tasked with writing a constitution for the new nation (McMurray, 2016). The articles had major weakness, however, such as prohibiting Congress from taxing citizens directly, and was in power for only six years

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    The Articles of Confederation: Strong or Weak? The Articles of Confederation, a start to the country that is now the United States of America. These documents were the start to the government, maybe a slow start, but a start. Created in 1777, the Articles of Confederation lasted for about 10 years, removed in 1786. The Articles of Confederation made America a better country with freedom for states, limited power for Congress and a new way to organize land claims. In 1777, a new idea was proposed

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    I believe the most important provisions articulated by the Constitution for the colonists is in Articles I and II. The first two articles outline how the government will be set up for the most part, and how it will be organized. I think these parts are the most important because it sets up the foundation of America and gives the colonists an idea of what they want and how things should work. The new system helps prevent a monarchy from taking over again, and gives a strict plan for how things will

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    prevented one part of the government from becoming too powerful. The divisions were called articles. The most important articles are I-III. Article I created a legislative branch. It describes the organization of Congress. In addition, it's the only branch that can make the laws. Also, the Vice President is a member of Congress and serves as the head of the Senate. He can vote when there is a tie. Article ll created an executive branch. The Executive branch is the only branch that can enforce the

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    Gary Galles in his article, “The Antifederalists Were Right” demonstrates that in many aspects the Anti-federalists have not been referred to correctly, since federalism means a decentralized government. In fact, the federalist should be more respectfully referred to as nationalists. Furthermore, in his article he illustrates the ideas that the Anti-federalists tha,t in theory, surpass the ideology of the Federalists. While the Anti-Federalists, who were in favor of strong state rights lost the

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