The failure of the Articles of Confederation lies in its two defects. Firstly‚ the Articles of Confederation did not implement the principle of separation of powers. The confederation only has one system of parliament‚ but no independent executive branch and judicial branch. Congress not only enjoys legislative power‚ but also has the executive and judicial powers. Article IX stipulated that “The United States in Congress assembled shall have authority to appoint a committee‚ to sit in the recess
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Read the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution at the National Archives link on the student website. Write a 1‚050- to 1‚400-word paper in which you discuss the following: • How the Constitution addressed the weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation • How the Constitution addressed the complaints in the Declaration of Independence • The Great Compromise and how representation of states in Congress is determined Include a more detailed discussion of one of the following topics
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Do you agree with the view that‚ in the years 1945-51‚ the achievements of the Labour government far outweighed its failures? Explain your answer‚ using Sources 4‚ 5 and 6 and your own knowledge. (40 marks) The Labour government in 1945-1951 achieved a high degree of activity and success‚ despite working within ‘the aftermath of war’ which inevitably ‘brings enormous difficulties’. The Labour government devoted their power to reconstructing a better nation‚ one that would be a ‘better place in
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The Articles of Confederation was an effective tool for governing the states after the revolutionary war and effectively addressed some of the problems facing the nations; however‚ they were not completely effective in solving all the problems after the war. The four main issues after the Revolutionary war that the Articles of Confederation dealt with were economic problems‚ western territory issues‚ foreign nation issues‚ and violence issues. The Articles of Confederation was not very effective
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How did the United State’s Constitution remedy the weakness of the Articles of Confederation? The Constitution was legalized in 1787 and the Articles Of Confederations were legalized in 1781. The United State’s Constitution remedied the weakness of the Articles of Confederation multiple ways. Taxes can now be put in effect by congress when they need to. According to the Articles of Confederation‚ the Congress can ask the states for taxes but the states don’t have to. The US Constitution fixed the
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the Weimar Republic was undermined with the failures of the past. Due to widespread distrust in democracy‚ reinforced by economic crises‚ aggravated by the Treaty of Versailles‚ and opposing parties from both ends of the political spectrum‚ the Weimar Republic was doomed for failure. The new government was the body that signed the Treaty of Versailles‚ and to many‚ that was a betrayal. The consequences were severe‚ and many were looking for someone to blame‚ the government was ideal. In retaliation
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main things was the tension that arose among the French people regarding Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette had begun to spend more and more of the French peoples’ money every day and it just flat out pissed off the French citizens. So eventually they started the French Revolution and decapitated Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Although in the end‚ the French Revolution turned out to be quite a failure. Three failures of the French Revolution were that France was still under
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Case Study 3: Best Buy 1. Identify and explain any 5 general environment factors that have impact on the industry that Best Buy is involved in. The general environment factors included the demographic segment‚ political/legal segment‚ technological segment‚ economic segment‚ and global segment. Economic Segment The economic downturn and tightening of credit in the most recent decade has resulted in the declining growth of Best Buy and the demise of its competitors such as Circuit City and CompUSA
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Babylonian Government Babylonia had a very good and simple government. Babylonia had a Monarchy government run by many kings. Hammurabi (6th king of dynasty) provided Babylon with a strong central government. This government was fair to all citizens and easily controlled. All the economy was controlled by the government‚ thus there were no private businesses. To keep the control of the economy kings sometimes placed priests in charge. Important Contributions
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History October 1‚ 2013 The Articles of Confederation were appointed by the Second Continental Congress in 1777. Finally after all of the thirteen states ratified the passing of the Articles‚ Maryland to be the last‚ they went into effet in 1783. Disputes between the states over land was the cause of this delayed approval. A weak and ineffective central government was created by this new constitution due to the people fearing a strong government. The states also wanted to protect their powers
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