Our United States has been around for some time now. We started out with thirteen colonies, and we now have fifty states. We have operated under two constitutions during this time period. The first constitution our forefathers (#1) gave birth to were the Articles of Confederation on March 1st 1791. This was a time of slave trading, and indentured servitude (#2). We were a nation ready to free our selves form the English, and prepare a new nation that would strive and prosper in decades and centuries to come. The Articles of Confederation were to establish a government in the New World (#3). Alas, it was not as successful as our forefathers imagined. Hence, a new constitution arose, and on September 17, 1787 the United States Constitution was signed. Both constitutions have much in common, I suppose its because it was brought about by almost the exact same men who gave birth to the Articles of Confederation. Although these two constitutions have similarities, the differences are far more. In this paper, I will be going through some of the similarities as well as the differences between the two documents. Passing laws, Sovereignty, and Representation of states is just a few topics both documents go over. How they diffe
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So far the Articles of Confederation are on the ropes, and the constitution is looking for an early knock out. By now we can see that the Articles of Confederation had many weaknesses. While the Articles of Confederation established a maritime judiciary system, the Constitution established a federal judiciary system, including the Supreme Court. I could understand the early thoughts of our founding brothers; they were escaping a government ruled by one King named George III.
The fifth article of the Constitution goes over the Amendment Process (#33), basically how amendments will be proposed. The delegates created an association to oppose the British Acts, and sent a petition to King George III called the Declaration of Rights and Grievances(#6), one declaration in the grievance invited the people of Canada to join with the King's authorization. Many Philosophers also played a big part in our Constitution, like Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron de la Brede et de Montesquieu (1689-1755)(#10). And with the states ununited and unrest mounting in the backshadows of the entire country, a former Revolutionary Army captain who was disgusted with the unrest he was viewing led a rebellion by farmers against disturbed economic conditions and against politicians and laws which were grossly unfair to farmers and working people in general. The first section goes over the Election, Installation, and Removal process of our Presidency (#22). This was the straw the broke the camels back, Shays’ Rebellion made it clear that the army as-well as Congress itself were week (#8) and that unrest was increasing. In my opinion the Constitution did a much better job of this by specifying what they wanted in more detail. The founding fathers as well as the people had left a British Government that was said to have the best know government, an ideal government if you will.
The second Article in our Constitution goes over the Presidency. This could have been a reason for the decision to have no executive branch, but still makes the Articles of Confederation weak compared to our Constitution.
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