Contenu connexe Similaire à Articles of confederation (7) 3. • Loose • Describe the opposite
of a confederation.
• Why did the colonists
prefer a weak central
government instead
of a strong central
government?
Confederation: Central government has limited
power and the states hold most of the power
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5. Who should have more power?
The states or the national/central
government?
A dilemma our country still struggles with even
today
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7. Articles of Confederation: Strengths
• Wage war
• Issue money
• Sign treaties (make peace)
• Set up post offices
• Appoint ambassadors
• Settle conflicts between states
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8. Articles of Confederation:
Weaknesses
• No President (Executive)
• No national army only state militias
• No national/federal court
• No power to enforce laws (regulate trade)
• No power to tax
• States were sovereign
• One vote per state regardless of the state
population
• 9/13 states to pass a law
• 13/13 states to amend (make changes)
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Notes de l'éditeur Students should conclude that there are thirteen stars representing the thirteen states. People are happy because they gained their independence from Great Britain under George III. Although the Articles of Confederation were written in 1776, the finalized document for ratification occurred in 1781.
