One of the written constitution was the Articles of Confederation. After the Revolutionary War, the Articles of Confederation set up the structure of the U.S Government. The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia met between May and September of 1787 to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation. The federal government was extremely weak and this created many problems such as: No separation of powers – only unicameral legislature, weak central government – states had most power, Congress did not have the power to tax – this means they could not get their finances in order. Other problems were in order to change the Articles, all thirteen states had to approve of the changes. This made it essentially impossible to make any changes, for any major laws to pass they had to be approved by 9 or the 13 states which was difficult, Congress did not have the power to regulate commerce which caused competition between states. It also caused diplomatic issues when states refused to pay for goods their received from other
One of the written constitution was the Articles of Confederation. After the Revolutionary War, the Articles of Confederation set up the structure of the U.S Government. The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia met between May and September of 1787 to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation. The federal government was extremely weak and this created many problems such as: No separation of powers – only unicameral legislature, weak central government – states had most power, Congress did not have the power to tax – this means they could not get their finances in order. Other problems were in order to change the Articles, all thirteen states had to approve of the changes. This made it essentially impossible to make any changes, for any major laws to pass they had to be approved by 9 or the 13 states which was difficult, Congress did not have the power to regulate commerce which caused competition between states. It also caused diplomatic issues when states refused to pay for goods their received from other