What Is The Importance Of Article 3 Of The Constitution

The Articles of Confederation was a union between New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and the Providence Plantations. However, the Constitution was written for every state that was within or would become part of the Union. The Continental Congress agreed on the Articles of Confederation on November 15, 1777, and it was later ratified March 1, 1781. The Constitution of the United States was written by the Philadelphia Congress to replace the Articles of Confederation on September 17, 1787, and later ratified June 21, 1788. The Articles and the United States Constitution both included a preamble, yet the Articles of Confederation contained thirteen articles, …show more content…
The judicial power shall extend to all cases and protect the laws outlined in the Constitution of the United States. Article 3 of the Constitution gave rise to the Judicial Branch, which was not considered in the Articles of Confederation. Article 3 Section 2 advises that the trial of all crimes shall be by jury and that the trial should take place in the state that the offense was committed. Additionally, there is a third section in Article 3 that explains treason and how treason should be handled if someone is suspected of treason. Conversely, the Articles gave more power to the individual States. For example, Article 2 of the Articles of Confederation says that each state retains its power, jurisdiction, and right. In the Articles, treason and felonies were discussed; the offender would be brought back to their State where they would be tried for the offense. Article 4 Section, 2 of the Constitution, also insists that anyone being charged by a State for treason, a felony, or another crime shall be brought back to the State having the jurisdiction of the