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Issues: Articles of Confederation
Why weakness? Constitution of the United States
Levying Taxes
Federal Courts
Regulation of trade
Executive
Amending document
Representation of states
Raising an army
Interstate commerce
Disputes between states
Sovereignty
Passing laws
Basics/Issues: Articles of Confederation
Levying Taxes Congress could REQUEST states to pay taxes
Federal Courts No system of federal courts no means by which to enforce US
laws each state could interpret federal
laws as it pleased and chose when—or even if—to administer them
States relied on own courts rulings and ignored others
Regulation of trade Congress endowed with the sole authority to negotiate foreign treaties
Did not have the power to control trade between individual states and foreign countries
Executive (President) No executive with power. President of U.S. merely presided over Congress
Issues: Articles of Confederation
Amending document (ratifying)
13/13 needed to amend Articles
Representation of states
(# of Representatives)
Each State received 1 vote and each State provide at least two delegates, regardless of the amount of land, population size, or wealth of that state
Raising an army Congress could not draft troops, dependent on states to contribute forces Some states had created their own armies, others their own navies.
Issues: Articles of Confederation
Interstate commerce -No provision to regulate trade-Each state had a tariff on the other states - Def: A tariff is a tax on goods coming in from another state or country
Disputes between States
-Congress had the power to settle border and interstate disputesHad to select a panel of judges to hear the case
Issues: Articles of Confederation
Sovereignty Sovereignty resides in statessupported its own cause at the expense of the common good. unwillingness of States to focus on their role as part of a bigger nation
Passing laws 9/13 needed to approve legislationWhen the Congress could agree to enact
legislation, there was no judicial system to enforce the laws.
Issues: Articles of Confederation*What did the document say about the issues?
(Don’t skimp on answers)
Levying Taxes
Federal Courts
Regulation of trade
Executive (President)
Issues: Articles of Confederation
Amending document (ratifying)
Representation of states
(# of Representatives)
Raising an army
Issues: Articles of Confederation
Interstate commerce
Disputes between States – how settled?
Issues: Articles of Confederation
Sovereignty rested more where?
Passing laws
Why aren’t we still under the Articles of Confederation?
What happened between 1777 (ratified 1781) and 1788 that would cause our Founding Fathers to start over again?
Case Studies
Each Case Study• What is the problem(s)/issue(s)? Highlight• What caused it? or
Underline
• Why couldn’t the National Government (under Articles of Confederation) help solve the problem(s)/issue(s)?– List ALL