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    DQB for the Articles of Confederation The definition of the word “effective” is to be successful in producing a desired or intended result, in which the Articles of Confederation did achieve by all means. Its primary purpose was to establish, for the United States, a form of national government and set laws, did it not? All thirteen of the states, united as one, ratified the articles in 1781 before the Revolution War ended. However, it was the way in which the plan was executed, that revealed to…

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    study the Articles of Confederation if it was a failure that took place in American history? The answer to that question would be that people need to study the Articles of Confederation, because it was the first Constitution that Americans ever had and even though it wasn't perfect, learning about the goals and the shortcomings of the Articles notifies future Americans of what they could do to make America better without repeating what happened in the past. The goals of the Articles of…

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    Following the American Revolution, the Articles of Confederation, the United States’ first written constitution, was ratified in 1781. The Articles of Confederation was designed to give the central government limited powers. American politicians feared that a strong central government could lead to tyranny similar to Great Britain’s government. Essentially, the Articles created a nation of sovereign states. Sovereignty status allowed states to govern themselves and interact with foreigners…

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    Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government was considered weak because it has no authority over interstate and foreign trade matter. States are free to conduct their own respective business and the federal government has no say to whatever states do. So, with states acting like its own sovereign nation rather than a type of government under the federal government, the relationship between the two government is chaotic. In this paper, I am going to discuss further details about…

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    The Articles of Confederation and the Constitution Cristina Sanchez Devry University To have an effective system to govern the entire nation, the United States went through several debates. On November 15, 1777, the Congress of the United States adopted the Articles of Confederations. The document was the first law that governed the United States. Each state remained sovereign and independent under the articles of confederation. The article provided several options and process of…

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    Article of Confederation vs the Constitution of 1789 The Article of Confederation is the first that was created by the Continental Congress as a guide to govern the 13th colonies in June the 11th, 1777, following the independent from the British empire in July the 4th, 1776, John Dickinson, a delegate from Delaware, wrote the drafted. It allowed congress to declare war, create alliances, appoint military officers and foreign ambassadors. It did not, however, give them the authority to impose…

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    The Articles of Confederation was the active form of government in America by 1777, despite not being universally ratified until 1781. During the early years following the Revolutionary War, Hamilton recognized the budding defects in current governmental structure, most notably the fact that the federal government could not wrangle the various State Legislatures to move in unison on a path to preserve the Union and protect America’s newfound liberty. Hamilton could see the writing on the wall,…

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    of it being a tightly knit country, it was a discombobulated collection of states acting almost like countries by themselves. The main reason for this was that the Articles of Confederation were currently governing our country, and due to the many shortcomings of the Articles of Confederation, it left the nation weak. The Articles of Confederation did not force tax collection, and they also did not allow the government to raise an army. Furthermore, it also did not regulate commerce and this…

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    The Articles of Confederation was made in 1781, it lasted 8 short years to soon be replaced by the U.S.constitution in 1789. The Constitution was established the basic rights of citizens and it also established government and federal laws for the country. The convention was held in Philadelphia. The Constitution was a more professional and better way for the citizens of the United States the articles of confederation just didn't do it justice. In September 1786 at the Convention in Annapolis…

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    In the Articles of Confederation the states had most of the power and the national government had little to no say. The colonies formed a confederation of thirteen states. The Articles of Confederation reflected the principles and ideas of the Declaration Of Independence and rejected the British ways. The new federal government consisted of a Congress of delegates chosen by state legislature rather than voters. Not allowing the people to vote for their delegates is a weakness of the Articles of…

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