Articles of Confederation

Yes. The Articles of Confederation gave the states within the union almost unlimited power. This means that the national/central government was left with very little power. Probably the main reason that the Articles of Confederation was eliminated is that the central government had too little power to be effective at anything. It couldn't even coin money or regulate interstate trade, so any state could theoretically make their own money and put astronomical taxes on goods from other states.

The Articles of Confederation maintained the sovereignty of the individual states rather than invest power in a central government.

While the Congress could act as a representative of the states, as for military forces, diplomacy, and Indian relations, it could not tax them, or control trade, or otherwise overrule the actions of the states. There was no national currency, or standing army, or executive authority other than Congress (which was too unwieldy and slow for operating a day-to-day government).

The Articles succeeded in providing a "common front" for the colonies, but was not a strong framework for a unified nation.

SOme of the Pros and Cons of Canadian Confederation are : Canada would be United as one Country and would be given the name Canada. Not everyone agreed with the British North American act. Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland both did not want any part of it and did not join until 1871 and 1949. The french speaking population was also divided but they were divided after Confederation. I hope this helps :0)

The government was weak under the Articles of Confederation. It gave to much power to the states. Taxes were levied on trade goods between states and each state had differnet laws (ex.slavery). Taxes were not getting to the national government because the states collected them. Also bills could not be passed easily. This all led to the transition of the constitution.

The constitution was sent to the states to be ratified, so there was no approval in Philadelphia. The issue came up about a bill of rights and that was added to get approval. Of the 13 colonies 9 ratified.

Because of the weakness of the Central Government. It meant that both enemy and fellow citizen could attack America at will.

It was meant to be a Constitutional Republic. But we're so far from that, it's sad. And do most Americans know what a Republic is? No, they're still drugged into it's thinking it's a Democracy!

The last thing the Fathers wanted was a ruling Majority unopposed and a Democracy is the cousin of Oligarchy, Fascism and the likes.

Between 1781 and 1789, the United States of America was governed via the Articles of Confederation rather than the Constitution, which established the basic foundation of America as it continues to be governed today. This period of time (which usually extends back to 1776) has rightly been called the 'critical period' of American History for two reasons: First, it decided the question as to America's basic existence. Second, it determined the actual foundation on which America would grow as an independent nation following its achievement of independence.

The articles gave the government no separation of powers. The government was too weak, the Articles left much of the power to the states (if I remember correctly, states basically went by their own state constitution). Congress didn't have the power to tax. To change the Articles, it had to be decided unanimously by all states. Also, 9 out of the 13 states had to approve any major law before it was passed and Congress couldn't regulate commerce. There was no president to lead, no established court system, and every state had only one vote in congress.

Basically, the articles created no separate executive department to carry out and enforce the acts of Congress and no national court system to interpret the meaning of laws.

To preserve the independence of the states

Eight weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation are:

>They had no way to collect money

>Can't controll the trade

>They had no President to carry out the laws

>No power to tax people

>One vote per state regardless of size

>A,endment with consent of all the states

Eight weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation are:

>They had no way to collect money

>Can't controll the trade

>They had no President to carry out the laws

>No power to tax people

>One vote per state regardless of size

>Amendment with consent of all the states

>No separate executive branch to enfore the laws

>No national court system to interpet the laws

Some of the best officers of the US Army had resigned to join the Confederates.

Traditional advantage in cavalry - most young Southerners could ride and shoot

Officer class - the army was a more natural choice of career for sons of rural landowners than in the industrial North.

Rank-&-file - a more soldierlike breed, a generally aggressive kind of people

Home-ground advantage - most battles were on terrain unfamiliar to the enemy

Stronger war-mission - to defend the homeland against the invader.

Their President did not have to face an election in mid-war, as Lincoln did.

(At the beginning) Prospect of recognition and military aid from Britain and France.

Under the Articles of Confederation, the American government was not even granted the power to tax as a way to raise revenue, very much unlike the American government under the US Constitution. The only way they could raise funds was by asking for money from the states, from foreign powers, or by selling off lands in the west.

the body would have to be congress

Under the Articles of Confederation the American colonists fought and defeated Great Britain and gained independence. By the end of the "Confederation era," Congers had created a bureaucracy to administer the day-to-day affairs of the government. The issue over the western lands was solved under the Articles. The large states holding vast amounts of western land ceded the land to the government under the Articles so that all the states could share in the wealth of those lands. The Northwest Ordinances were passed that provided for the creation of equal, self governing states in the Northwest Territories and the newly created states would have the same rights and privileges as the original 13 states. Congress also provided for a survey of the western lands to prepare the land for sale to all. Under the Articles, the states were held together until a new government under the Constitution was created. The new nation began to emerge as one respecting the ideas that had caused the Revolutionary War in the first place.

The simple answer is "legislative", though more appropriately "Congress". This is, however, slightly misleading. The Articles of Confederation set up a government with ONLY one body, a unicameral (one-house) Congress, so it's hardly proper to speak of a "branch". Rather ALL governmental functions it had - legislative, executive or judicial - divided amongst three branches under the Constitution, rested with this body. Nonetheless, the Congress was primarily a LEGISLATIVE body, comprised of a delegation from each state (the delegation of each state could have from two to seven members, though each delegation only had ONE vote in the body's deliberations). Congress did also have some executive and judicial [Article 9] functions, albeit VERY limited ones. This body was essentially a continuation of the Second Continental Congress and functioned in much the same way. (The executive limitations of this government, that is, the lack of authority to ENFORCE [execute!]legislation, esp. to compel the payment of taxes to support the national government, became one of the major arguments for the Constitution with its addition of a separate, and stronger executive. As for taxes, under the Articles Congress [designated "the United States, in Congress assembled"] would determine the taxes due from each state, but it was up to the states' own legislatures to enforce their collection and hand it over to the national government.) See the text of the Articles here: http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/artconf.asp

The federal government under the Articles of Confederation did not have much direct power over the states. It could not directly tax any commerce, or regulate trade, and did not have a provision for a national army. There was also no chief executive.

• within congress, all states would be equal and each had a single vote.

The major problem of the government under the Articles of Confederation was that the national government was unable to enforce its laws. The Articles of Confederation were created on November 15, 1777.

well the articles of confederation lasted from 1781 to1789

It establish a first constitution for us as a country and gave us a very free and open chance at a country. The problem with the first attempt is that we gaev to little power to the federal Government. The founding fathers realized this fairly fast and created the Constitution.

One characteristic of the Article of Confederation was that it allowed states to govern their own area. Another characteristic was that it left the central government without much power to ensure that the country was operating in a positive direction.

fear of concentration of power in national government... :)