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Articles of Confederation (1781-1787)
• Our 1st attempt at NATIONAL government• State governments existed as well
• Confederation: Power is concentrated in the states and not the national government• Bad experience under the strong central
government of Britain
• Allowed states to do their own thing, but prohibited the states from acting as one nation to solve problems facing the young USA
Articles of Confederation
Government made up of a Congress (Legislative Branch)
• Unicameral: one house or part
• Each state to have at least 2 delegates
• Each state to have one vote
Missing in the government:
• Executive Branch
• Judicial Branch
Weakness of Articles of Confederation
Problem Created Fixed in Constitution
No executive branch No way to enforce laws passed by
Congress; states can do what they want
Executive Branch:Main duty to Enforce
the Laws
No judicial branch No way to settle disputes between states or people
Judicial Branch: Main duty to
interpret lawsSupreme Court
established
Congress had one house (unicameral); each state had only
one vote.
Representation in Congress is unequal
among the states
Bicameral Congress(two houses)
1 based on population1 equal
representation
Congress cannot regulate trade with other countries or
among states
Economy suffers Congress can regulate trade
Weakness of Articles of Confederation
Problem Created Fixed in Constitution
Congress cannot tax No money to fund the government
Cannot repay debts
Congress can tax
9/13 states needed to pass laws
Difficult to pass laws Simple majority(half +1)
needed to pass laws
13/13 states needed to amend (change) Articles of Confederation
Almost impossible to do
Easier, but still hard to propose and ratify
amendments
No national currency Hurts economy Congress can print money
States joined loosely together in a “league of friendship”
Not really one country
Act on their own
federal system,“Form a more perfect
union
Weakness of Articles of Confederation Problem Created Fixed in Constitution
No way to enforce laws passed by Congress; states can do
what they want
Executive Branch:Main duty to Enforce the Laws
No way to settle disputes between states or people
Judicial Branch: Main duty to interpret laws
Supreme Court established
. Representation in Congress is unequal among the states
Bicameral Congress(two houses)
1 based on population1 equal representation
Economy suffers Congress can regulate trade
Weakness of Articles of Confederation
Problem Created Fixed in Constitution
No money to fund the government
Cannot repay debts
Congress can tax
Difficult to pass laws Simple majority(half +1)
needed to pass laws
Almost impossible to do Easier, but still hard to propose and ratify
amendments
Hurts economy Congress can print money
Not really one countryAct on their own
federal system,“Form a more perfect
union