Articles of Confederation

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== == Because they just didn't make a federal system, in which the checks and balances would prevent one branch of government form over-ruling another.

The national government created under the Articles of Confederation was very weak. in fact, it seemed to resemble a treaty or an organization similar to today's United Nations more than a country.

The individual states retained their sovereignty completely. It was as if they were all their own separate countries. They sent representatives to decide matters of national importance, but there were no elections. These representatives were chosen by the states, usually the legislatures. There was no judicial or executive branch.

The only thing that the national government had the power to do was go to war and conduct foreign affairs, such as entering into treaties. The national government did not have the power to tax-- this was left up to the states, and as a result the government suffered a severe lack of funding.

The articles were written in 1777, but not ratified until 1781, principally because their ratification required the approval of every state. In order to change the articles, every state had to approve of the changes.

Furthermore, individual rights were virtually nonexistent in the articles of confederation. The only individual rights that were granted in any way were the freedom to move between the states and the freedom to conduct commerce between the states.

This led to a national government that was weak, inefficient, and nearly impossible to change. Delegates meeting to alter the articles decided ultimately that they were impossible to fix. instead, they scrapped the whole thing and started out anew on a project that would become the Constitution, which was ratified in 1788. The Articles of Confederation had only taken seven years to fail.

the articles of confederation was America's first gov., that terribly failed because it said every state could print it's own money, there was no system of courts and no main leader.

The Northwest Ordinance.

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Considering the Articles of Confederation had no provision for a federal court system or a Supreme Court, Marshall probably thought they were irredeemably flawed.

Shays' Rebellion was an example of a failure. The farmers were in revolt, but the state was not strong enough to get it under control. Under the articles, the federal government did not have the authority to step in and help the state. The Constitution came about, in part, to give the states a stronger federal backing.

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24 originally, but after a second vote, 30.

There were many weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation. As the country continued to drift, with no real national leadership, the "Founding Fathers" realized a new form of government was needed to unite the new nation. The Articles gave congress no power to levy or collect taxes. Each state had to collect taxes from its citizens and turn that money over to the government under the Articles. Congress could do little if the states did not turn over taxes to the treasury. Congress had no power to regulate trade among the states or with foreign nations. This was leading to economic collapse of the national economy. A major weakness was the inability of Congress to force anyone to obey the laws it passed. The Articles lacked an executive and judicial branch independent from the legislature. The framers of the Constitution of the United States fixed these, and other weaknesses. A federal government was created with three separate branches, each having independent powers while sharing powers with the other two branches and with the state governments. MrV

North Carolina was the 12th state to ratify the United States Constitution. The first state to ratify the Constitution was Delaware.

The states actually had the most power under the Articles of Confederation. This did not prove workable for the federal government, and this eventually led to the Constitutional Convention.

Because the articles did not define a court system

The largest success of the Articles would be how they turned provinces, that were not organized, into well organized ones, with hopes of making them into states. However this did not do well because in order to make them a state, all 13 states had to agree.

Another large success was the land battle was solved. The states with a lot of land gave up their land to the government so that all of the states could share the wealth.

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The Articles of Confederation would not work at all today, even with improvements in transportation and communication. The major reason for this is that the Articles of Confederation made for a very weak national government.

In a confederation, power is primarily distributed among individual member states or provinces, which retain significant autonomy and sovereignty. The central authority, if it exists, typically has limited powers and mainly handles issues that require collective action, such as defense or foreign affairs. This decentralized structure allows member states to govern themselves while collaborating on shared interests, but it can also lead to challenges in decision-making and coordination among the states. Overall, the emphasis is on preserving the independence of each member while promoting cooperation.

The Federalists wanted a strong central government. The Articles called for a weak central government with the confederation having their own governments.