Congress of the Confederation

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…

Constitution created a just government by fixing the many problems with the Articles of Confederation. In Alexander Hamilton’s letter to James Duane he stated that “the confederation itself is defective and requires to be altered; it is neither fit for war, nor peace”. One problem with the confederation was that too much power was given to the states. Alexander Hamilton wrote a letter to James Duane stating that the “Confederation too gives the power of the purse too entirely to the state…

follow and enforce. Since they were a new country this was the first attempt to establish the functionality of the government. Congress felt,” Following the Declaration of Independence, the members of the Continental Congress realized it would be necessary to set up a national government.” (“Articles of Confederation”, 2015) The strength of the Articles of Confederation is that it was a start to having a centralized government and it prevented states from dictating their own foreign policy. It…

current form of government was weak, and the Constitution provided many benefits such as a Bill of Rights and a powerful Congress. It also split the government into three sections that had essential checks and balances over each other. Without the ratification of the Constitution, the country could’ve fallen apart. In 1787, there were many issues with the Articles of Confederation. They were weak and had little power. The Articles were weak because they had no national court system, and no…

needed to treat the nationals of different states as equivalents of their own subjects. Every report had a Congress. Both documents states that’s states should obey and observe the laws. They stated how we can’t go into war alone and if we want war, we must declare…

of the Articles of Confederation had a few problems. One of the main problems was that more power was given to the state governments rather than the central government. Another problem was that for any laws to be passed nine out of the thirteen states had to agree and it was very hard for any laws to get passed because of this. Congress was faced with the problem of not being able to collect taxes since the Articles did not have the power to force states to pay taxes. Congress also did not have…

protect people and also create a strong central government. The articles of confederation was the Untied States first attempt at creating a democratic government. Meaning instead of giving power to the central government they decided to divide it up with different states. But it all wasn't good, congress had trouble passing laws due to the fact that 9 of the 13 states had to agree before any laws could be passed (Doc 1). Congress did not have the power to collect the taxes needed to pay for…

• The deficiencies of the Confederation, including the government 's inability to deal with instability or to handle…

Under the Articles of Confederation, our national government possessed countless issues over money, land, and the vulnerability of the government. As a result of borrowing arms during the Revolutionary War, the United States owed millions of dollars to other nations. Thus, the US had no way of repaying its debts because the congress could not tax the states, meaning they could not get money that was needed. Furthermore, the Continental Congress thought is could raise funds by printing paper…

The Articles of Confederation prohibit the government from raising an army, having a national court system, the power to engage in wars, and much more. The Articles of Confederation keep the government from solving many problems like engaging in wars, sharing power among the three branches of government, and collecting taxes. The constitution is a superior document to the Articles of Confederation. To begin with, the constitution allows the United States to engage in wars, enter treaties and…