Compare And Contrast The Articles Of Confederation

Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was the first written constitution of the United States. Many problems however did come up discussing the Articles, the reason why is mainly that each person would fear that one would have more power than the other. Later on the constitution was then ratified on March 1, 1781. The main powers of Congress included: the power to declare war, appoint military officers, sign treaties, make alliances, appoint foreign ambassadors, and manage relations with Indians. Still, Congress did not have the power to levy taxes and regulate trade, which then led to the Constitutional Convention in 1787 for the creation of new federal laws. “Congress felt the need for a stronger union and a government powerful

Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention, in a summary comprises itself as this. “Meeting of delegates from the thirteen original states held in Philadelphia for the purpose of framing the Constitution of the United States and submitting it to the Continental Congress, which subsequently offered it to the states for ratification” (History.com,1). The delegates wrote the original seven articles of the Constitution, remaking the originality of the United States government.The delegates showed the meaning of the three branches of government: judicial, legislative, and executive. Each branch given power to maintain the control of the others, while still giving enough power to the states. In March,1785, a meeting of delegates from Virginia and Maryland started the cause of several meetings to take place, the reason being, they wanted to replace the Articles of Confederation. Almost every state except Rhode Island sent representatives. “The Virginia delegation was among the first to reach Philadelphia, arriving two weeks before the scheduled start of deliberations. The Virginians brought with them the outline of a plan of

After some preliminary discussions about style and content, the document was formally presented to the convention on September 17. Although few delegates agreed to all revisions, a large majority found the document as a whole acceptable. Signed by thirty-nine delegates, the Constitution was declared adopted “by unanimous consent.” Upon endorsement by the convention, the Constitution was submitted to each state legislature for ratification. In late June, 1788, approval by nine states, the number required for ratification, was reached and implementation of the new national government began” (Maguire, 1). At the 1787 convention, delegates constructed a plan for a better federal government with three branches: executive, legislative and judicial, along with a system of checks and balances, and as a failsafe a new list of amendments were added to the Constitution. The Bill of Right, guaranteed basic rights such as freedom of speech and religion. These sets then became part of the Constitution in