The need of a strong and unique government led to the Articles of Confederation. These articles included the following structure:
• National government with a Congress empowered to make peace, coin money, appoints officers for an army, control the post office, and negotiate with Indian tribes.
• Each state’s retention of its independence and sovereignty, or ultimate authority, to govern within its territories.
• One vote in the legislature, the congress of Confederation for each state, regardless of size.
• The vote of nine states to pass any measure (a unanimous vote for any amendment).
• The selection and payment of delegates to the Congress by states. These articles intended to build national government. Nevertheless, many of them were …show more content…
This was a national system based on benefit only the big states. These features included
• Central government with three branches. Legislative executive and judicial.
• Two house legislature (bicameral legislature) one house elected directly by the people, the other chosen from among persons nominated by the state legislature.
• A legislature with the power to select the executive and the judiciary.
Legislative: Bicameral The House of Representatives was elected by the people and the Senate was elected by the state legislatures.
Executive: Size undetermined; elected and removable by Congress
Judicial: Life term; able to veto legislation in council of revision
This plan was supported by large states, and smaller states were opposed it feared losing substantial power in the national government. Later, emerged the New Jersey Plan that contained:
• Strengthening the Articles, not replacing them
• Creating a one-house legislature with one vote for each state and with representatives chosen by state legislatures.
• Given Congress the power to raise revenue from duties on imports and from postal service fees.
• Creating a Supreme Court with members appointed for life by the …show more content…
This structure paved the way toward the final Constitution, making it an important step toward the creation of the United States.
Founding fathers stipulated a series of basic principle that become evident in the political system through The Constitution, in particular, federalism, separation of powers, and check and balances. Federalism, where the national government and sates share the power and derive all authority from the people. Separation of powers, this mean they are separated into the Legislative, Executive and Judicial. The Legislative is in charge of making laws; the executive is in charge of enforcing federal laws; the judicial branch interprets the laws and U.S. Constitution. The system of checks and balances was designed to keep the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the government from getting too much power, and no branch has exclusive domain over any single
• National government with a Congress empowered to make peace, coin money, appoints officers for an army, control the post office, and negotiate with Indian tribes.
• Each state’s retention of its independence and sovereignty, or ultimate authority, to govern within its territories.
• One vote in the legislature, the congress of Confederation for each state, regardless of size.
• The vote of nine states to pass any measure (a unanimous vote for any amendment).
• The selection and payment of delegates to the Congress by states. These articles intended to build national government. Nevertheless, many of them were …show more content…
This was a national system based on benefit only the big states. These features included
• Central government with three branches. Legislative executive and judicial.
• Two house legislature (bicameral legislature) one house elected directly by the people, the other chosen from among persons nominated by the state legislature.
• A legislature with the power to select the executive and the judiciary.
Legislative: Bicameral The House of Representatives was elected by the people and the Senate was elected by the state legislatures.
Executive: Size undetermined; elected and removable by Congress
Judicial: Life term; able to veto legislation in council of revision
This plan was supported by large states, and smaller states were opposed it feared losing substantial power in the national government. Later, emerged the New Jersey Plan that contained:
• Strengthening the Articles, not replacing them
• Creating a one-house legislature with one vote for each state and with representatives chosen by state legislatures.
• Given Congress the power to raise revenue from duties on imports and from postal service fees.
• Creating a Supreme Court with members appointed for life by the …show more content…
This structure paved the way toward the final Constitution, making it an important step toward the creation of the United States.
Founding fathers stipulated a series of basic principle that become evident in the political system through The Constitution, in particular, federalism, separation of powers, and check and balances. Federalism, where the national government and sates share the power and derive all authority from the people. Separation of powers, this mean they are separated into the Legislative, Executive and Judicial. The Legislative is in charge of making laws; the executive is in charge of enforcing federal laws; the judicial branch interprets the laws and U.S. Constitution. The system of checks and balances was designed to keep the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the government from getting too much power, and no branch has exclusive domain over any single