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Mr. Morris Civics & Economics. The First government. Human Rights Confederation Sovereignty. Key terms. While the Declaration of Independence listed grievances against King George, it did not provide a blueprint for government
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Mr. Morris Civics & Economics The First government
Human Rights Confederation Sovereignty Key terms
While the Declaration of Independence listed grievances against King George, it did not provide a blueprint for government Articles of Confederation – 1781 – first plan of government in the U.S. Articles of confederation
Under the Articles of Confederation, the states all shared equal powers and had a “firm league of friendship” • National government was kept weak • Why? Government under the articles
National lawmaking body was called Congress Each state had one vote in Congress Articles gave power to enforce laws to the states and did not establish a national court system Realized after the war that many problems such as debt and poor trade were due to lack of power of the national government Government under the articles
Citizens of states thought loyalty lie more to the state than to America • States had very little interaction • Made it harder to agree on common interests and goals for government Need for change
As the country faced new problems, weaknesses were clear National government had no power to intervene in quarrels between states Country looked weak to other nations 1787 – States sent representatives to a meeting where revisions to Articles of Confederation would be discussed Need for change
9 of 13 states had to agree to get something passed – highly unlikely With no president, no way to guarantee that federal laws were carried out No courts – no means of judging those who broke laws No money – couldn’t pay revolutionary soldiers or the nation’s debt Weaknesses of the articles