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What was a major difference between the Articles of Confederation and the
Constitution?
The Articles of Confederation did not provide for a national judiciary.
Powers under the Articles of Confederation
1. Could exchange Ambassadors
2. Make treaties with foreign governments and Indian Tribes
3. Declare War
4. Borrow Money
5. Settle disputes among States
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Why did the framers design the government under the Articles of Confederation with a
Congress?
They wanted a government based on the representation of the population.
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implied powers
Powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution
Examples of implied powers
Creating a national bank, forming the IRS, forming a military draft, raising the min wage
enumerated powers
The powers explicitly given to Congress in the Constitution.
,Examples of enumerated powers
declare war & raise army & navy
create rules on how to become citizen
regulate trade b/t states & countries
coin $
protect patents & copyrights
create lower federal courts
est. post offices
Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
no power to tax,
President lacked power,
no money to buy ships
no money pay soldiers
no national judiciary
New Jersey Plan
William Paterson
Three Branches of Government
The states had the power
Every state had one vote
one chamber legislature, unicameral
Supremacy clause "Law of the Land"
Virginia Plan
James Madison
, Three Branches of government
Two-chamber in a legislative
Bicameral legislature:
House: elected by the people
Senate: appointed by the legislature
Votes based on population
Could tax, regulate trade, veto down state laws, create an army
The Great Compromises
1. combined the two ideas from the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plan.
2. The 3/5 slavery ruling
3. Slave owners could reclaim their slaves in states where they had fled.
4. Slaves could only be freed if they were born in the US and was over the age of 28
Articles of Confederation with a Congress
1. representation based on the population
2. the the weak national government and a strong states
Federalists
supporters of the Constitution
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What was a major difference between the Articles of Confederation and the
Constitution?
The Articles of Confederation did not provide for a national judiciary.
Powers under the Articles of Confederation
1. Could exchange Ambassadors
2. Make treaties with foreign governments and Indian Tribes
3. Declare War
4. Borrow Money
5. Settle disputes among States
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
Why did the framers design the government under the Articles of Confederation with a
Congress?
They wanted a government based on the representation of the population.
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
implied powers
Powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution
Examples of implied powers
Creating a national bank, forming the IRS, forming a military draft, raising the min wage
enumerated powers
The powers explicitly given to Congress in the Constitution.
,Examples of enumerated powers
declare war & raise army & navy
create rules on how to become citizen
regulate trade b/t states & countries
coin $
protect patents & copyrights
create lower federal courts
est. post offices
Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
no power to tax,
President lacked power,
no money to buy ships
no money pay soldiers
no national judiciary
New Jersey Plan
William Paterson
Three Branches of Government
The states had the power
Every state had one vote
one chamber legislature, unicameral
Supremacy clause "Law of the Land"
Virginia Plan
James Madison
, Three Branches of government
Two-chamber in a legislative
Bicameral legislature:
House: elected by the people
Senate: appointed by the legislature
Votes based on population
Could tax, regulate trade, veto down state laws, create an army
The Great Compromises
1. combined the two ideas from the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plan.
2. The 3/5 slavery ruling
3. Slave owners could reclaim their slaves in states where they had fled.
4. Slaves could only be freed if they were born in the US and was over the age of 28
Articles of Confederation with a Congress
1. representation based on the population
2. the the weak national government and a strong states
Federalists
supporters of the Constitution
