Articles Of Confederation Pros And Cons

This past week, the Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia. They addressed the problems of the weak central government that exists under the Articles of Confederation. Both our fellow Federalists and the Anti federalists, were present at this meeting. The Anti federalists are continuing to fight against the Constitution, claiming that they don’t want a bigger government than the States. However, they do not have a set plan like us. While they might make a point that they fear the government would take away some of the states freedoms, we need a strong and powerful government if we want to be a successful Nation.
“The deception cannot much longer be kept up and unless something can be done before the close of the ensuing year we must

The Articles were poorly designed, giving the government more power than it should have. The Articles of Confederation Issues that Congress would not be able to impose taxes and that the power would be given to the states. The government was depending on the states for making all the money and funds, even though we still had a debt to pay off after the war. There were some states that did not always contribute to the government and congress did not have the power to create a sturdy currency that all of America could use. This new Constitution would fix all of these problems that we had with the Articles of Confederation, with the Bill of Rights, New branches of government, and checks and

The three branches that the constitution have made include the legislative, the executive and the judicial branch. The Legislative branch, also known as the House of Representatives, has certain powers over the other branches, the Executive is known as the President will also have powers over the other branches, and the same goes for the judiciary which is known as the Supreme Court. By creating these three branches of government, the representatives will also build a check and balance system which is included in the