After gaining Independence from England, the Founding Fathers created a form of Government under Articles of Confederation. This was in hopes of creating a Government that was not too powerful. This failed, and a stronger form of Government was needed. The Articles of Confederation had many flaws, and was very weak, causing major problems. This led to creation of the Constitution. In the next few paragraphs, a few weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation will be discussed. Such as how there was no national currency, and Congress had no power to tax. This is as well as two decisions made by the framers that created a stronger Government. These decisions include the creation of one national currency, how Congress was given the power to tax,…
The Constitution fixed many problems dealt with prior to the Constitutional Convention. First of all, a system of checks and balances was put in place for the three separate branches of Government. The Judicial Branch, the Legislative Branch, and the Executive Branch. The Judicial Branch is made up of the Supreme Court and other Federal Courts. The Legislative Branch is made up of the House and Senate, and is Congress. The Executive Branch is made up of the President, and it passes laws, or Executes them. Checks and balances was created so no branch could become more powerful than the other(s). This system is described in Document 6; “Executive Branch… Can veto, or refuse to sign laws… Legislative Branch… Can override veto of the President…” This is also described in Document 7; “Judicial Branch… Can declare laws unconstitutional…” The list goes on about how each branch checks on each other. This is helpful because it ensures that every section of Government is just as important as the others. Another change with the Articles of Confederation was that Congress was given the power to tax. This is mentioned in Document 1; “Congress given the power to tax.” Also mentioned in Document 1; “Only the National Government has the power to coin money.” Now that Congress can tax the people, they can raise an army and pay for other things they couldn’t…
This led to the creation of the Constitution. The Articles of Confederation didn’t allow Congress to tax the people. There was no national currency, and it was incredibly chaotic. Then the Constitution was created, and a national currency emerged. A system of Checks and Balances was put into place for the three branches of Government. Congress can tax, raising money for a strong army, and other helpful things. Overall, due to the flaws of the Articles of Confederation and the problems it created, the Constitution was…