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Constitution Dbq

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When the United States first was established, there had to be laws created in order to have a good system. The United States has been operated under two constitutions. The first written constitution that we adopted was The Articles of Confederation, that began in March 1, 1781. It was established among the 13 original states of the United States and it served as an agreement and the first constitution. After the articles had been ratified, the states stayed independent and sovereign, with Congress filling in if all else fails on interest of debate. This governing document was able to give the first colonial powers some additional use in taking care of diplomatic issues, which included the negotiation of land and management of foreign governments …show more content…

The Constitution of 1879 established the United States national government and its underlying laws, which guaranteed its people their basic rights. Compared to our first governing document, the Articles of Confederation was weak and the national government allowed states to operate like independent countries which caused the division among the original colonies. When it was evident the Articles of Confederation was not necessarily the best option a new constitution was conceived. At the 1787 convention, delegates planed on creating a stronger federal government which would bring a solution for the country. This new constitution would contain three the branches; executive, legislative and judicial where the power would be divided equally. Also a a system of checks and balances would be implemented to ensure that the baches kept the power divided …show more content…

However the constitution states that it is the representatives elected by popular vote, Senators should appointed by state legislatures. Also the AOC had a term limit for legislative office of no more than three out of every six years. While the Constitution does not have a term limit. Another major difference in between the two is that the AOC did not forbid the bill of attainder while in the constitution it is forbidden of both the state and congress. The final difference in between the two is their take on the army. The Articles of Confederation states that is Congress’ decision to determine the size of force and to requisition troops from each state according to population. While the constitution of 1789 states that Congress is the authorized to raise and support

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