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    and who would enforce them? I will address some of the differences between the Constitution and The Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation were designed and formed from the thirteen states that created a Confederation known as the “league of friendship”; their goal was to find solutions for problems; and one of the first attempts to create a system. The Articles of Confederation was our nation’s first constitution; during the last years of the Revolutionary war, the government

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    After gaining independence the United States struggled to establish a stable government and a constitution. The United States relied on the Article of Confederation to constitute issues that the states faced. Even with, what was then considered a “constitution”, in place the United States still faced problems with their government bodies. The Article of Confederation failed to solve issues but did manage to cause major confusion and disagreements with the Congress. The founding fathers goal was

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    total lack of unity about the nation. The Articles of Confederation, ratified during the onset of this tumultuous period, added new dimension to early Americans’ idea of national government. The Articles formed a loosely united country under a highly restricted federal government. This apparent aversion of strong central government was rooted in the former colonists’ fear of a sequel to their monarchial horror that was England. Some believe that the Articles

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    Throughout American history, many Americans assume that too much power is given to one party or the other. The Article of confederation was important in the United States because it affected the way over government functions today. Specifically, under the Article of confederation, the United States was intended to be formed on a basis of Federalism. Within this structure of Federalism, states have their own rights and majority of power with its people. The federal government on the other hand, was

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    This essay will examine why the Articles of Confederation; the first national compact that had executive branch and legislative branch with limited national government power, failed to solve national problems, inflation, depression. After the American Revolution, Americans were very suspicious with a strong central government, as they think the United State government would control over tariff and limited human rights just like what Great Britain had done in the past. On July of 1776, John Dickinson

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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

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    The Articles of Constipation proved inadequate because simply put, it wasn’t an effective form of government. The Articles were formed on March 1, 1781, but only lasted to 1789. This new form of government created only one branch of government, the legislative branch (Congress). Under the Articles, Congress held the power to conduct foreign affairs, make treaties, declare war, maintain an army and a navy, coin money, and establish post offices. However, decisions made by Congress needed to be

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    move forward and unite the thirteen states as a nation. It was then when Continental Congress met up in Pennsylvania and created a secured a document known as the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation was written on November 15, 1777, and ratified by all thirteen states on March 1, 1781. When the Articles of Confederation were written it had many goals in mind to set and preserve the country with all its freedoms, keeping America an independent nation. Since the states were coming

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    On March 1st, 1781, the Articles of Confederation were signed and ratified. Although this document protected and strengthened the United States from British rule, gave the U.S citizens freedom, and organized the 13 states, there were many flaws which sat upon the surface of these articles. Over time these flaws presented themselves through high taxes, debt, and unenforceable laws across state line. Under the Articles of Confederation, there were neither a chief executive or a judiciary. In the ‘Federalists

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    The Articles of Confederation was a weak substitution for government to hold the U.S. together until something better could be implemented. However, the Articles did protect the U.S. from its own enemies at the time: foreign countries and taxes. Therefore, the AoC was effective to some extent for what it was created to do. The Articles were created when they were as a means of holding the fragile mess of states together as a coherent nation for a time during and shortly after the Revolution. While

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