United States Constitution
Compare the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of confederation to those of the Constitution. Which document did a better job at protecting liberties? Running a government? Explain your answer with specific examples. The Article of Confederation was the building block that created our Constitution. It was prefect as well a lot of things our government creates. In addition here are differences between the two documents.
“When it came to levying taxes the Articles stated Congress could request states to pay taxes. The Constitution states Congress has the right to levy taxes on individuals” (Feldmeth, Greg D. "U.S. History Resources" http://home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/USHistory.html (31 March 1998). “A federal court the Articles states no system of federal courts. With the Constitution a court system created to deal with issues between citizens and states.”(Feldmeth, Greg D. "U.S. History Resources" http://home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/USHistory.html (31 March 1998). With regulation of trade, the Articles states no terms to regulate interstate trade. The Constitution states Congress has the authority to control trade between states. When it come to the executive branch the Articles states no executive has power, the president just presides over the Congress. According to the Constitution, the executive branch leaded by the president who chooses the Cabinet and has checks on the powers of the other branches. For amending documents, the Articles stated 13/13 of the colonies were needed to pass Articles. Whereas for the Constitution, 2/3 of both houses of Congress plus ¾ of the states or national convention. Representation of states for the Articles stated each state had 1 vote no matter what size the states were. In the Constitution, Senate has two votes and the House is based on the population of the state. When raising an army the Article states congress could not draft citizens, it was if the states wanted to help. In the Constitution, Congress can
“When it came to levying taxes the Articles stated Congress could request states to pay taxes. The Constitution states Congress has the right to levy taxes on individuals” (Feldmeth, Greg D. "U.S. History Resources" http://home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/USHistory.html (31 March 1998). “A federal court the Articles states no system of federal courts. With the Constitution a court system created to deal with issues between citizens and states.”(Feldmeth, Greg D. "U.S. History Resources" http://home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/USHistory.html (31 March 1998). With regulation of trade, the Articles states no terms to regulate interstate trade. The Constitution states Congress has the authority to control trade between states. When it come to the executive branch the Articles states no executive has power, the president just presides over the Congress. According to the Constitution, the executive branch leaded by the president who chooses the Cabinet and has checks on the powers of the other branches. For amending documents, the Articles stated 13/13 of the colonies were needed to pass Articles. Whereas for the Constitution, 2/3 of both houses of Congress plus ¾ of the states or national convention. Representation of states for the Articles stated each state had 1 vote no matter what size the states were. In the Constitution, Senate has two votes and the House is based on the population of the state. When raising an army the Article states congress could not draft citizens, it was if the states wanted to help. In the Constitution, Congress can
Cited: Page 1. Feldmeth, Greg D. "U.S. History Resources" http://home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/USHistory.html (31 March 1998). 2. http://www.usconstitution.net/constconart.html “Comparing the Articles and the Constiution”