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| Articles of Confederation |
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Loose confederation of states
1 house legislature; each state had 1 vote |
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| Powers of articles of confed. |
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Fed gov’t can declare war, sign treaties, establish weights/meas., post office
More powers to State gov’t (army, taxes) |
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| Problems with articles of confed. |
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Congress had no power to tax, regulate trade, enforce laws
No single leader or a national court system
Hard to amend (all 13 needed)
Too much power to states, not enough power to Federal gov’t |
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Philadelphia Convention (1787)
12 colonies (no Rhode Island) |
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| Articles discarded; Constitution was created |
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| showed power of Fed. Gov’t to enforce laws |
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| congressional representation based on population |
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| equal representation for all states |
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| bicameral legislature, two houses, House of Reps based on population, Senate equal |
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a slave counts as 3/5 of a person.
Fed. could not touch slave trade for 20 years |
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| strong national gov’t, Federalist Papers – Hamilton/Madison, support Const’n |
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| weaker national gov’t, strong state gov’t |
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| added to protect people from gov’t abuses |
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| president not elected by a direct popular vote |
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| Separation of Powers; Checks and Balances |
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| fear of too much power concentrated in one place, like King - so the 3 branches of gov. were formed |
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