There are many differences between the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution. The Articles of Confederation is the first constitution of the United States of America. The Articles of Confederation was agreed on by the Congress on November 15th, 1777 This made the people of the states fear the central authority and lengthy land claims before it was ratified. It was ratified on March 1st, 1781. While the states were under the Article of Confederation, they stayed as they were and remained autonomous and independent. The congress served as the last resort on the appeal of disputes. Congress was given the authority to do many things. They were given the authority to make treaties and or alliances if they wanted. They were…
They had no federal courts. All of the laws were enforced by state courts. The Congress had absolutely no power when it came to taxes. Because of the Articles of Confederation, the Congress also had no power over interstate. They also were not really in control of the commerce of other countries around the world. The Congress only consisted of one body. Each state was only able to have one vote. The Articles of Confederation made it to where the Congress had anywhere from two to seven members for each state. Members were all appointed by state legislatures, in the manner each legislature directed. The term for people in the legislative office was only one year. The people of the legislative branch were only allowed to serve three out of every six years. The Congressional pay was paid by the states. When they amended the Articles of Confederation, all of the states approved of it. Congress only had specific delegated powers. Congress was not allowed to act upon the people. The state governments were the only ones that were allowed to do that. The Articles of Confederation was more harmful to the country then it was helpful to the Country, that is why they made the…
It has been amended twenty-seven times since then. The Constitution was created on September 17th, 1787. The authors of the Constitution were the people of the Philadelphia Convention. The whole purpose of the Constitution was to replace the Articles of Confederation (1777). While the Constitution was being written there were fifty-five delegates. Of the fifty-five delegates thirty-nine of then signed the Constitution. It was ratified on June 21, 1788. Because of the Constitution all of the people in the nation were sovereign. The power was divided between the states and the central government. Both the states and the central government acts directly on the people. The Constitution was amended with approval by three fourths of the states. The electoral college chooses the independent executive. The Constitution separates the federal court system and the power to figure out disputes or problems between the states. The Constitution gave the Congress more and better powers. The Congress has the power to lay and collect taxes. They also have the power to lay and collect duties, imposts and even excises. The Congress is also allowed to regulate the conversation between other countries and or nations and the United Sates. The Congress consists of two bodies. One is the House of Representatives and the other is the Senates. The House of Representatives is based on the population of each state. Each state has two Senators. Congress has…
