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Articles of ConfederationThe Articles of Confederation created economic, administrative, and legislative weaknesses in the US government. These issues, while each distinct, were also interrelated, as they created a...
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Articles of ConfederationFirst, we have to realize that it is not objectively true to say that the Articles of Confederation were a failure. This is more of an opinion than a fact. After all, the Articles were in force...
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HistoryOne specific aspect of life that was present during and before the American Revolution that makes its presence known in the writing of early American political documents is the emphasis on...
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Articles of ConfederationThe Articles of Confederation were the first constitution of the United States. They were created in 1776 but were altered between then and when they were ratified in 1781. The most important...
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Social SciencesThe differences between these two documents are, in general, more significant than the similarities. That is why the people who wrote the Constitution felt that it was so important to have a new...
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Articles of ConfederationThere are at least two ways to answer this. First, we can say that the Articles of Confederation were needed because a country needs to have a constitution. A country needs to have some set of...
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Articles of ConfederationThe US government under the Articles of Confederation lacked many important powers. Some of these were specific powers but others were more general. Generally, the national government simply...
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Articles of ConfederationThe Articles of Confederation created a very weak central government, with its powers vested in a single elective body, the Continental Congress. The government lacked an independent executive...
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Articles of ConfederationThe greatest failure of the Articles of Confederation was that it played on the fear and distrust of government that came as a result of the tyrannical abuses of King George III and the British...
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Articles of ConfederationThe Articles of Confederation, which really went into effect in 1781, was described at the time as a "firm league of friendship." It's most important characteristic was that it reserved most powers...
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Articles of ConfederationHamilton's assessment of government under the Articles of Confederation is consistent with his Federalist views. He felt that the Articles' weakness was a lack of a strong central government....
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HistoryThe major change between these two constitutions was that the federal government became much stronger under the Constitution. Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government was very...
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Articles of ConfederationThe Articles of Confederation created a confederal government in the United States. They did so because Americans were afraid of a strong central government such as Great Britain had. During the...
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Articles of ConfederationThere were a number of factors that led to this call. Some of the most important factors include: Lack of coordination in foreign policy. Some states wanted to enact tariffs against British...
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Articles of ConfederationThe answer to this really depends on how the question is meant. The Articles of Confederation were the first actual constitution written for the United States. If the question refers only to a...
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Articles of ConfederationThe Articles of Confederation provided a somewhat effective form of government for the colonies. There are two major things that can be said to show that the Articles provided an effective form...
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Articles of ConfederationArticle III of the Articles of Confederation is a promise made by the various states to defend one another and to be allies. What it is saying is that they will all help each other if any of them...