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government to replace the British system they overthrew. The Founding Fathers drafted the Articles of Confederation. The articles were briefly used until citizens began to see its shortcomings. It was just a “firm league of friendship.” I will discuss some of the weaknesses in the Articles of the Confederation which were changed and some weaknesses in the United States Constitution. One weakness of The Articles of the Confederation, it did not establish an executive branch for the central…

Lieutenant Major Reginald Brighton, Under the Articles of Confederation Congress has limited powers. The powers congress has under the Articles of confederation are protecting the country, raise and lead the army and navy, declare war, make treaties, make rules for settling western lands, set up a mail delivery system, and print and borrow money. Although, to raise and lead an army the states must provide the soldiers and some of the officers. Under the Articles of Confederation, the government…

The articles of confederation is an agreement amongst the 13 original states of America. This document was the first constitution among the states and the original drafting started in July of 1776, but it wasn’t until late 1777 when it was approved. These articles provided systems for the Revolutionary War, manage diplomacy with Europe and work around the territorial issues amongst the Native Americans. There were many long debates about this constitution on some issues of sovereignty, what and…

The Articles of Confederation provided a short term government but not one that was long lasting, or had the ability to be long lasting. America's first constitution was very much flawed and was going to be very difficult to fix. The purpose of the Articles was to be able to have a government right after America declared independence from Britain. The authors of the confederation were very much scared of a strong central government because of what Britain had done before. The Articles of…

The Articles of Confederation was drafted between 1776 and 1777, with the purpose of forming a governing body for the states, (Shultz,n.d.). The Articles gave the states their individual independence without the intrusion of an overbearing central government. This meant that the government would basically provide a meeting place for debates and to enact a few hard- to- enforce rules. The Articles called for no division of power, instead they formed a “Committee of the States”, which meant…

The articles of confederation was the first form of the American constitution. However, it failed after just eight years in effect. Its sole purpose was making sure they were not giving the national government sole power. They wanted it as weak as possible. It also carried many flaws. Some being, each state only had one vote in Congress regardless of the state's size. That was a problem because in order for a law to pass they had to get nine votes out of the thirteen. Another being, there was no…

the land” that would be followed by all. In 1777, colonists believed they achieved this goal. It the same year the colonists drafted The Articles of Confederation, which was the first written constitution by the American people, however it ultimately failed. It lacked vital aspects to run an efficient country such as leadership and means of an economy. The Articles of Confederation made it clear that a stronger, more sustainable constitution needed to be constructed.…

wanted to form a government that was nothing like monarchy, as they didn’t want a repeat of King George. The Articles of Confederation served as the first constitution of the United States, which was ratified in 1781. However, the Articles of Confederation had issues. The main issue was that the national government was too weak. Central government had no way to get money under the Articles, for the states would refuse the request, as they were not obligated to do so. The army was not being paid…

The Articles of Confederation had many problems. As a result, a new document was written to clear up the flaws of the Articles and establish a stronger United States. Under the Articles of Confederation, many items needed for a functioning democracy were lacking including needing unanimous decisions to pass an amendment, no power to tax the states, no judicial system, and each state only getting one vote regardless of population. Many of these problems arose because when the document was written…

US Government The Limitations of the Articles of Confederation In the year 1777, The Articles of Confederation were written and agreed upon, becoming the governing document of the newly formed United States. We had declared our independence from England, and we declared ourselves a new nation announcing our sovereignty over our own laws and governance. The very last battle to be fought securing this status was the Battle of Yorktown. However, it was still not until September 3, 1783 when the…