Analysis of the Articles of Confederation and the Constitutional Convention, Assignments of History

Download Analysis of the Articles of Confederation and the Constitutional Convention and more Assignments History in PDF only on Docsity! The Articles of Confederation Directions: After declaring independence from Great Britain, America’s first government was established by the Articles of Confederation. After analyzing the Articles and its weaknesses, select what you think are its 3 biggest weaknesses. Explain why you think the authors included them or their reasoning and then why you think it proved to be a major weakness. Why it was a Weakness Compone nt Reason for Inclusion Weakness #1 The federal government had no power of taxation So that the people would not feel as betrayed as they had when britain taxed the people nearly broke. Congress wasn't granted the power to tax. It had to rely on states willingly deciding to financially support the national government, and many did not. worsening the problem was that there was no executive branch in place to enforce any acts passed by Congress, states didn't obey national laws or respond to notices about taxation. Weakness #2 No national court system So each state would have it's own individual legislation and power. The probleatic lack of a national court system posed a huge issue for both the national government and the citizens residing in the states. The government had no way to enforce laws, meaning that states could simply ignore any acts or decrees without fear of retribution. Additionally, if citizens had a grievance with the national government, they didn't have a venue or system in place to hear their lawsuit. Instead, the Articles of Confederation established judiciary branches for each state individually. Weakness #3 Each state had one vote So that each state felt like that had a say and equal representation in the government. The AOC gave each state only a single coressional vote.This didn't take into account the size or population of each state. As such, states with large populations were represented disproportionately to those with small populations. Virginia had more than 10 times the population of Delaware and twice the population of all other states in the United States yet still had the same single vote in Congress as all the others. In essence, citizens in smaller states had a louder and larger voice than those in large states. This study source was downloaded by 100000862623683 from CourseHero.com on 09-19-2023 10:10:15 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/50654523/Copy-of-Constitution-Interactive-Notebook-18-19/ The Philadelphia Convention Directions: The Constitutional Convention of 1787 took place in Philadelphia and originally was held to revise the Articles of Confederation. It was quickly decided, however, that a totally new government was needed. After reading about the Convention and its delegates, complete the graphic organizer below on key delegates and compromises of the Convention. George Washington President of the Convention His contributions included…. Federalist elected candidates for the United States president signed Constitution James Madison Father of the Constitution His contributions included… Drafting the constitution and Bill of RIghts . Roger SHerman Connecticut Compromiser His contributions included…. Providing the us with the Great compromise that gave states fair representation in senate and house of representatives.And bicameral legistlatureVirginia Plan Explain this plan here…. The Virginia Plan was a proposal by virginia delegates for the incorporation of bicameral legislation to the US government. New Jersey Plan Explain this plan here…. The New Jersey Plan was for the equal votes of the sttes. Important Compromises Explain the compromises that helped shape the Constitution here… .The connecticut compromise -included the new jersey and virginia plans,which provided Bicameral legislature and proportional votes in senate for every state. The three fifths compromise - Stated that the population of slaves in a state should be recorded as of ⅗ their actual number,Settled the issue of slaves counting towards population relative to representation in congress. The slave trade compromise- It was decided that congress would the power to ban slavery not until 1800.Southern states relied heavily on slavery for economy the “Dirty compromise” was put in in place and included laws to settle issues over the commerce of slavery,fugitivr slaves and the act of slavery itself. This study source was downloaded by 100000862623683 from CourseHero.com on 09-19-2023 10:10:15 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/50654523/Copy-of-Constitution-Interactive-Notebook-18-19/