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How was the U.S government under the constitution different from the government under the articles of confederation?
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∙ 7y ago
The framers of these articles wanted a very weak central Government. The Articles of Confederation were the first attempt at this setup. These set up a very weak central Government that separated us from England. It turns out that these were too weak to Govern adequately. As a result 55 of our founding leaders met to hammer out a breathing document that could be updated and yet was weak enough to allow freedom of (not from) religion and other basic freedoms.
The issue has been keeping our freedoms and still having a workable Government. The founding fathers realized that any Government tends to become self growing and stifles freedom of it's citizens through providing for it's people. The fathers realized that there was no free lunch. People are sometimes willing to give up their freedoms for very short term gain. Freedom of traveling in place of the fear of being hurt while traveling or losing your ability to care for yourself in the manner you wish in exchange for "free" health care for young people are two great examples. Balancing these issues is the trick of our ability to amend the Constitution..
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe articles of confederation was unable to keep our country together. It didn't have the proper power to keep people under control and peaceful. The constitution kept everything fair, organized, and our country united.
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∙ 8y agoExcellent question. A good place to start would be www.montpelier.org and www.constitutioncenter.org.
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∙ 10y agoThe Articles of Confederation gave too much power to the States. The Constitution gives the maajority of the nations power to the Fedaeral Government
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∙ 12y agoThe Constitution split the government power between the national government, and the state governments. The articles only gave power to the state governments.
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∙ 12y agothe difference was that in the constitution gave you the five freedoms, speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition
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Are the articles in the constitution the same as the articles in the Articles of Confederation?
No they are not the same. The Articles of Confederation didn't provide the power for the government to collect taxes, for example. No, they "were" not the same* *Different author from the first paragraph.
How many constitutions were there?
2 Articles of Confederation and The Constitution. The reason for 2 was because Articles of Confederation gave the government no power.
What was the name of the first government of the US that was so weak it had to be replaced?
That would be the government as it existed under the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation had many weaknesses, most of which were addressed in the later US Constitution.
What was the biggest change from the Articles of Confederation to the Constitution?
The biggest change from the Articles of Confederation was the creation of a stronger federal government. The Constitution created an executive and judicial branch.
What form of government existed in the colonies?
The Articles of Confederation and then we made the Constitution
Are the articles in the constitution the same as the articles in the Articles of Confederation?
No they are not the same. The Articles of Confederation didn't provide the power for the government to collect taxes, for example. No, they "were" not the same* *Different author from the first paragraph.
How are the articles of confederation and the US government different?
the articles were created before the government constitution so for they had old rules that were upgraded in the u.s constitution
What document preceded the constitution as the framework for American government?
the articles of confederation
Was the first government of the US was called the articles of the constitution?
No, it was the Articles of Confederation.
What was The constitution written in 1795 established a new government known as?
Articles of Confederation?
Was the first government of the US called articles of the constitution?
No, it was the Articles of Confederation.
Which plan of government did the Constitution replace and why?
The Articles of Confederation
What was the plan for government prior to to the constitution?
Articles of Confederation
How was the organization of the government under the United states constitution different from the system under the articles of confederation?
the constitution established three strong branches of government
What was written plan of government after the articles of confederation?
The U.S. Constitution.
Plan of government used before the constitution?
The Articles of Confederation.
What did the consitonal government star out as?
The Articles of Confederation preceded the Constitution.
