...fathers needed a “Supreme Law of the Land” they first came up with the Articles of Confederation which had a multiplicity of flaws, such as its inability to enforce laws. But because of these flaws and inabilities, they decided to write the U.S Constitution. The U.S Constitution had a much more specified set of laws and regulations. When it comes to the Articles of Confederation, it did have some good things about it such as creating a peace treaty with Great Britain, it had many flaws. Although both of these important documents helped make our government what it is today, there are also many differences between the two. Both of these documents shaped what our government is today. They both do have many differences but they also have some similarities. Such as they both list congresses rights and duties. Also they both specify that only the government can send and receive ambassadors, not the states. Both had lots of power over the United States, and listed many rules that helped control the people of the U.S. While these two documents had some similarities, they had quite a few...
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...Articles of the Confederation vs. Constitution HIS 115 December 10, 2012 The Articles of Confederation and the Constitution are two contrasting documents written by the Founding Fathers. The documents are very different from one another yet they share a few rare similarities. The weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation prompted Congress to scrap them and begin again with the Constitution. Not all problems were solved by the Constitution, but they were significantly reduced. In any case, the Constitution, the foundation of America, has stood for centuries with very few revisions. Comparing the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution is difficult because the two documents are so innately different. However, there are several notable similarities. In both documents, the United States had a representative government. States would elect a number of officials to assemble in Congress which was headed by a president. This assembly had the power to arbitrate between states. Interestingly, Congress was given power to conscript a navy but not an army. Perhaps they were more concerned about attack by sea than by land. Differences are much more readily found when comparing the Articles and the Constitution. The biggest difference between the two was that the states were sovereign under the Articles of Confederation whereas the Constitution gave the federal government sovereignty. Under the Constitution, the three-branch, checks and balance system of governing was established...
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...The Articles of Confederation and the U.S. Constitution have many similarities, but have some differences also. They are both very important to our country. To begin with, The Articles of Confederation and the U.S. Constitution have a lot of similarities. The Articles of Confederation led to the making of the U.S. Constitution. It was written over a time period of 17 months. They both shape how the United States is today. In the document “The Articles of Confederation” states that Congress has the right and power to declare war and so does the Constitution. However, the two documents have more differences than you would suspect. The Constitution has a Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branch and to amend the U.S. Constitution it only needed...
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...The Constitution stated how our government should have been set up once our country separated from Great Britain. The Articles of Confederation created a loose confederation of strong state governments and a weak central government. There are similarities and differences to both of these documents. They were both made to help form this country’s government when our nation was just starting out. The Constitution and the Articles of Confederation both laid out some guidelines for how our country’s government should be formed. The Constitution is mostly about the three branches of government, how those positions should be appointed, and power distribution. While the Articles are mostly about how power should be distributed. The Constitution was written in 1789 (rev. 1992) and ratified in 1788. It was written about 200 years ago but it is still very important to our nation. It established our government and lay out the limited powers and enumerated powers. That is one thing the Constitution and the Articles have in common....
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...The Articles of Confederation vs. the Constitution DeVry University The Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution are the historical documents that have been the building blocks of democracy that America is known for today. The Articles of Confederation are in many way an extension of what makes up the United States Constitution. In 1777, there wear a combination of thirteen states that came together to mold a type of government document that the United States could determine as “central” style of government. These states included New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. By late 1787, the Articles of Confederation were replaced by a more complete United States Constitution. There are several differences and similarities that lead to this American government transformation. The origination of the Articles of Confederation were a dynamic that was set into place in order to safeguard the union of states from any foreign control. It was a time in which the newly born states were yearning to be a set of sovereign states but stay independent from British colony control. Thus, the Articles of Confederation were originated. There were several important aspects of the Articles of Confederation that helped the United States reach a somewhat government goal. In the articles, states were allowed to collect taxes from its citizens...
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...Confederation and Constitution United States History Professor: 9/30/12 The Articles of Confederation were a great start to shaping and unifying our country, but it was just that, a “start”. It needed to take the country as a whole into consideration in order for it to hold this unity in place. The Articles of Confederation led to the Constitution of the United States. Although similar in some aspects, very different in others. The articles had many weaknesses that were changed in the Constitution. There were many compromises made between the states in order to effectively draft the Constitution. Roger Sherman’s Plan kept the Constitutional Convention together which was later known as the Great Compromise. The fight for the Constitution had just begun and the ratification processes needed to take place. Even with some states being in favor of the Constitution it would take time to get the nine states needed to complete this process. The states in favor would called themselves The Federalist and those opposed were called the Anti-Federalist. The Federalist set out to change the mind of the remaining states with a series of letters that were written to newspapers. The Articles of Confederation were used as a base for the Constitution. The ideas from the Articles of Confederation were used in the writing of the Constitution. Both the Articles and the Constitution established “federal” systems of multiple sovereigns whose continued existence was constitutionally...
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...characterized wisdom, dignity, and bravery. This paper will be giving you the opportunity to dig vastly into Edward Randolph character. This paper will also determine that Edward Randolph stood intensely for what he have faith in and he was not afraid to voice his opinion or embody what he felt was rational. In this essay, Governing the Nation I will deliver my perception on Edward Randolph philosophical ideals embodied by the Declaration of Independence, the comparisons and variances of both concepts in the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution and how each of the ideas respectively affected Edward’s assigned role. I will choose one major disagreement for the ratification of the Constitution that Edward Randolph supported and will choose one major disagreement in contrast to the ratification that Edward Randolph would support. Furthermore, based on these two arguments my character, Edward Randolph, you will be able to tell if he supported the ratification of the Constitution. Edward Randolph was born on hot summer day in August 21, 1753 in Williamsburg, Virginia. Randolph was a Virginia planter and slave holder. He attended the College of William and Mary and just like his father, he wanted to pursue a career in law. Edward Randolph was a representative of the Virginia convention. In 1779, Edward Randolph inaugurated his term as Attorney General of Virginia. Edward served as the Governor of Virginia from 1786 to 1788. Edward Randolph later represented the Annapolis Convention...
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...community member who resides in your state of New Jersey. I am writing to you today in regards to the recent national debate about whether or not our colony, New Jersey, should ratify the new Constitution or not. Ratifying the Constitution would greatly benefit New Jersey but more importantly, it would benefit all thirteen colonies as a whole and united everyone as a nation. Some individuals may argue that this new constitution is a threat to our liberties. They are opposed of ratifying the Constitution. They are against the idea of one central leader, a president, ruling everybody. The fear of central government taking state powers away from them is always on their mind. The states are more in touch with their economic and social issues and would much rather have their representatives to be in touch with their own community. They do not want to relive the corruption of a tyrant kind they fought so valiantly to be freed from. They declared their independence after a very hard fought war and oppose anything that strikes any similarity to a king. However, if they simply reviewed the constitution, they would realize that our liberties are very well protected. First of all, how do we expect to run our country with...
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...• What were some of the basic ideas included in the Magna Carta? • Parliament won a struggle with the king in 1689, when the English Bill of Rights was adopted. Which parts of the English Bill of Rights do you think the Framers might have included in our Constitution? Explain. • Four ideas that were very important to the Framers were limited government, representative government, the balance of power, and separation of powers. Give examples of these ideas from English government. • Colonial governments illustrated English ideas of good government. Describe the similarities between the colonial governments and the English government? • For most of the colonial period, the colonists considered themselves to be loyal subjects of Great Britain. Why do you think they felt this way? What happened to change the feelings of many colonists? • What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence? • What is the purpose of government as described in the Declaration of Independence? How is this purpose similar to or different from the purpose of government described by the natural rights philosophers? • What does the Declaration say people have a right to do if a...
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...mastered two languages while attending the university: Latin and Greek. He completed his years of college in two years, but stayed at Princeton another term, so he could obtain even more information like Hebrew and Philosophy. After graduation, in 1772, Madison began to study law, which was something he really didn’t have any passion for. He also took interest in the relationship between the American colonies and Britain. When Virginia began prepping for war, the American Revolutionary War, Madison was appointed colonel of the Orange County militia. In 1774, he took a seat on the local Committee of Safety, a patriot prorevoluotion group that oversaw the local army. His family wasn’t big on public affairs, and this was the first step that his family’s wealth allowed him to pursue. This wasn’t his dream; however, so soon he gave up the military career for a political one. In 1776, he represented Orange County at the Virginia at a convention. Within two years of Madison changing his passion, the United States was on the verge of war with Britain, and the young Madison found himself caught between the debates on independence. The same year he represented Orange County at the Virginia Convention to organize a new government since the United States of America was no longer under British rule. He would later push through statues on religious freedom, something he believe quite strongly, and other things he worked on with Thomas Jefferson. In the election deciding the delegates...
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...Objectives: WEEK ONE SUBMITTED ____________________________________________________________________________________ WEEK TWO **Individual Assignment** 2. Resources: Ch. 6–10 of Colonial America and MyHistoryLab Write a 350- to 700-word essay response to each of the following questions: Question 1: How was trade in the New World a source of revenue for monarchies and for the colonies? Question 2: What are the similarities and differences between early colonial and contemporary American beliefs about religious freedom and tolerance? Question 3: Examine Bacon’s Rebellion or Leisler’s Rebellion and address the following questions: What were its causes and consequences? Do you think the rebellion is best viewed as a precursor to the revolutionary war or as an unrelated event? Cite at least one primary source in each of your short essays. Format your essays consistent with APA guidelines. Submit your essays in a single Microsoft® Word document. _____________________________________________________________________________________ WEEK THREE **INDIVDUAL ASSIGNMENT** 3. Resources: Ch. 11–19 of Colonial America and MyHistoryLab Write three 350- to 700-word letters; one written from the point of view of each of the following people: Letter 1: A merchant living in a New England urban center Letter 2: The wife of a religious leader living in Pennsylvania Letter 3: A plantation worker living in South Carolina ...
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...APUSH Study Guide 8 A weak Confederacy and the Constitution, 1776-1790 Themes/Constructs: The federal Constitution represented a moderately conservative reaction against the democratilizing effects of the Revolution and the Articles of Confederation. The American Revolution was not a radical transformation like the French or Russian revolutions, but it produced political innovations and some social change in the direction of greater equality and democracy. The American Revolution did not overturn the social order, but it did produce substantial changes in social customs, political institutions, and ideas about society and government. Among the changes were the separation of church and state in some places, the abolition of slavery in the North, written political constitutions, and a shift in political power from the eastern seaboard toward the frontier. The first weak government, the Articles of Confederation, was unable to exercise real authority, although it did successfully deal with the western lands issue. The Confederation’s weakness in handling foreign policy, commerce and the Shays Rebellion spurred the movement to alter the Articles. Instead of revising the Articles, the well-off delegates to the Constitutional Convention created a charter for a whole new government. In a series of compromises, the convention produced a plan that provided for a vigorous central government, a strong executive, the protection for property, while still upholding republican...
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...causes horrible human beings. Dictatorship has created human killing machines that destroy human rights. The government has decided to come up with a new plan to prevent tyranny. They threw out the idea of the Articles Of Confederation and came up with the Constitution. The Constitution is what guards against tyranny and limits the powers that tyranny had given to people. This document was written on September 17, 1787 in Philadelphia. It was written to give citizens certain basic rights, but people started building up questions on why the government had come up with another document. So the question is, how did the Constitution guard against tyranny? Tyranny is the absolute power belonging to an individual or group. Many people...
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...Omnibus III Primary First Semester Final Exam I. Grammar: Answer each question in 1-3 sentences. (2 points each) 1. What was happening in England when the Westminster Confession was written? While the Westminster Confession was being written from 1643 to 1649, the English civil war was raging (1641-1649). There was a mass conflagration that destroyed St. Paul’s Cathedral and destroyed much of the slums near the Thames in September of 1643. King Charles the I was deposed and executed by Oliver Cromwell in 1649. Cromwell did not instill himself as Lord Protector of England until 1653, and when he died in 1658, his son Richard succeeded him. Richard Cromwell ruled as Lord Protector for only 9 months, and because of a rather weak constitution, he allowed Charles the II to be coronated as King of England,...
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...University of Phoenix Material Influences on the Constitution Table Write one or two paragraphs in each section. Include citations for your sources. Documents | Summary | What was its influence on the Constitution? | Magna Carta | Charter drawn up in the attempts to stave off civil war against King John in 1215. The Magna Carta gave Englishmen certain human rights, freedom of religion, reform of justice system and regulated officials. The Magna Carta limited the king’s power and created what we know today as parliament. | Freedom of Religion, a maintained justice system allowing men a fair trial, freedom from oppression and unlawful persecution, that not one man should lead a nation solely, but a group of officials, and checks and balances. | Mayflower Compact | Men aboard the Mayflower bound for Northern Virginia in 1620 decided to land in what we know as Massachusetts. They signed the Mayflower Compact to enable that crew of men the right to self govern and have equal rights. | First constitution signed in The New World, organizing a local government of an elected governor and officials to regulate laws, and taxes. Basis for self government. | Articles of Confederation | With growing popularity in the ideas of independence from England, the colonies needed a way to unite them but not take away individual state/colony rights. Written in 1777 but not approved by all states until 1781. | Gave the idea of a central government while keeping most power within each...
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