Articles of Confederation

Basically, it was because not all of the 13 colonies agreed with it, and it didnt it was lacking in some areas, like it didnt have a bill of rights, so when we were under the articles of confederation the government could virtually make up and control our rights.

Articles of Confederation

55 men wrote the constitution from May to September 1787.

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High Taxes levied by the national government

The Articles of Confederation outline the following things:

1) Laws - Congress can write laws.

2) War - Congress can declare war.

3) Post offices - Congress has control of the postal service.

three branches of goverment legislative, judicial, executive The President, the Congress, and the Supreme Court have separate offices and staff. And No one branch of the government can completely control the others. If Your On NovaNet the answer is A and C only!

It was James Madison who was responsible for the plan to change the Articles of Confederation. Madison served as the 4th U.S. President.

Congress could not regulate foreign and interstate commerce.

Weak central government, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade, no power to coin money and back it up with previous standard, and no money to raise an army or navy.

... because most Americans were afraid of giving government too much power like the king of Britain or Parliament.

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They decided to send delegrates to a convention in Philadelphia to revise the Article of Confederation in 1787, nearly a year after the Shays' Rebellion.

One would of them would be Shay's Rebellion.

The principle by which the power of government are divided among separate branches. In the context of the government of the United States of America, according to the Constitution, the three branches of the government - Executive (President) - Legislative (Congress) - Judicial (the Courts) - each have have their own powers. By separating Powers between branches of government you prevent any individual branch from gaining too much power. Each branch has the ability to be a check on the actions of other branches, this is commonly called a system of checks and balances.

The Congress decided to convene a session to revise the Articles of Confederation in the Philidelhlpia State House or now called Independence Hall, Philidelphia, Pennslylvanaia.

Lack of recognition and validation on the world front. At the time of the articles writing the main story was of Revolution in Europe. The America that the world knew was a vast unknown land full of indenturement, danger, and relative unsophistication... virtually a dumping ground for Europe's undesirables and rebels.

collect taxes, establish a military, form courts, or make the states obey the laws

Congress couldn't tax, states weren't really together.

The Constitution created a national government having three branches.

The Articles of Confederation were created on the basis that a strong government like the one in Britain was not wanted. The A of C lacked many powers, such as the power to tax. The U.S. Constitution gave the provisions for a stronger federal government.

Yes, the Anti-Federalists were obviously against it, though.

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The Articles of Confederation had only 1 branch the legislative branch. Each state only got one vote in Congress, no matter how small the population. The Articles of Confederation was soon turned into the constitution.