Differences Between The Articles Of Confederation And The Constitution

Before the Revolutionary war beginning in 1775, the thirteen American colonies were controlled by the British without serious issues. Each colony had its own representative for its local government in terms of making and practicing laws with being supervised by the governor dispatched by the British. Moreover, all thirteen colonies were required to comply with the laws made by the British Parliament. It is possible to say that the colonial settles were proud of being the British citizens.

However, the French an Indian War, due to the flight over the lands and trade opportunities in the North American between the French and the British, lasted from 1754 to 1763. The British did win the war as Fowler Jr. stated that “England emerged victorious,

Under the Articles, only Congress had the controlling power as unicameral government. However, under the Constitution, there are three branches comprising the Executive, the Legislative, and the Judicial. The Executive is referring to the United States President in terms of practicing the laws. The Legislative means that the Congress and the Senate are responsible for making laws. In terms of Judicial, the Supreme Court and Federal Courts are created to interpreted the laws. These three branches check and balance with each other to make sure that none of them is overpowered and serve the country in an appropriate

In the Preamble of the United States Constitution, it is mentioned that “(w)e People of the United States,…establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” It is possible to state that people in the United States are the sovereign under the Constitution. They use votes to govern the government by choosing their representatives to make laws. People is what the Constitution focus on instead of the state governments because people is the source of the governing