Compare And Contrast Articles Of Confederation And US Constitution

The article of confederation were laws that the 13 states in the United States accepted and signed; while the U.S constitution is a set of rules that govern the nation's citizens. The articles of confederation has a lot of flaws with weaknesses like no power to tax, no national executive, no judicial/national court, no checks and balances; which all resulted in no money, no enforcement of laws, unequal representation. In comparison, the U.S constitution creates equal representation, meaning that small states have an equal voice. The U.S constitution also keeps disagreements from happening, allowing a better transition of power. In the 5th and 14th amendments, the constitution says that "the government shall not deprive anybody of life, liberty,

When the Articles of confederation was the law, federal courts were not in picture and all laws were controlled by state courts. The Constitution changed this by forming a federal court system, which had the responsibility of solving issues involving citizens and states. As a result, the Supreme Court handled conflicts between states instead of the Congress. The articles of confederation states that only 9 out of 13 states have to support the law for it to be enforced while the U.S constitution states that before a law is changed, it should have the support of both houses of the legislature. This truly shows how much the U.S constitution has improved upon the articles of confederation. In this article, it also shows that A bill of rights was not something that citizens could claim to be good. But the U.S constitution shows citizens can be assured that the bill of rights states that there is equality for all. The articles of confederation says that each state has only a single vote while the U.S constitution claims that in the legislature, every legislative representative has one