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THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION: A GOOD IDEA ,OR NOT
ADOLFO SANPEDRO, PERIOD 4, FEBUARY 12, 2015
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The Articles of the Confederation was the United States' first constitution. Proposed by the Continental Congress in the 1777, it was not ratified until 1781.
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The Articles of Confederation where best for those who like sovereignty. Article 2 says that each state keeps it freedom, independence and, sovereignty. Any amendment required unanimous consent of the states.
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The Articles of Confederation created as congress that manages the states. All states were represented equally in congress, and nine of the13 states had to approve a bill before it became law.
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Under the Articles the states had the power to tax not the congress. Congress can only raise money by asking for some from states, borrowing from foreign governments, or selling western lands. In addition congress couldn't not draft soldiers or regulate trade. There was no provision for national courts.
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The Articles of Confederation did not include a president. The states feared another Goerge III might threaten there liberties. The framework of the government also had delegates from serving more than three years in any six year period.
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The Articles of Confederation made for a very weak central government. It is noteworthy that the Confederation Congress could not ratify on time the treaty guaranteed American independence, it couldn't pay its expense of sending the ratified treaty back to Europe.
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The Article's framers thought the republican virtue would lead the states to carry out there duties and obey congressional decisions. But states refused to make their contributions to the central government. It's acts were "as little headed as the cries of an oysterman." As a result, Congress had to stop paying interest on the public debt. The Continental army threatened to mutiny over lack of pay.
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A series of events during the 1780s convinced a group of national leaders that the Articles of Confederation provided a wholly inadequate framework of government.
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