Articles of Confederation?
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Flaws of the Articles of Confederation: Denied a centralized national government; it denied it the power to tax or to regulate trade, not only between the United States and other nations, but also between the states. The Articles of Confederation were meant to put States' Rights over the rights of the National Government.\nIn addition the Articles: omitted some important clauses which are needed in any contractual relationship; did not account sufficiently for the different populations and wealth of the member States; and included, in highly unalterable form, several items which would clearly need to be altered with time as the world changed.\n\nhttp://ap_history_online.\ntripod.com/apush8.html
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Constitution
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They were all democratic to a degree.  It IS a republic.  They tried to govern themselves and discovered that in the bigger picture, there was little to no unity.  Each state had its own currency, trade between states became a nightmare.  The Articles of Confederation prooved itself to be too flawed.  I like to think of it as Swiss Cheese...
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James Madison drafted several of the Articles of Federation.  These were, in essence, argumentative papers which were meant to persuade people that the constitution and bill of rights were an integral part of a free nation.  These articles were published and distributed in the colonies. Therefore, James Madison was instrumental in getting the constitution ratified, along with the bill of rights.
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They were weak..\n\nThere were many weaknesses under the Articles of Confederation. Congress had trouble passing laws due to the fact that 9 of the 13 states had to agree before any laws could be passed. Since there was no president or an executive branch, there was no way to make sure that laws passed by Congress were carried out. There were no courts to interpret laws or to judge those that broke them because a national court system did not exist. To make matters worse, changing the Articles of Confederation was nearly impossible. A unanimous vote of all 13 states were required before any changes could be made.\n\nThere were some other problems associated with the Articles of Confederation. Congress did not have the power to collect the taxes needed to pay for the expenses of the national government. Congress could ask for money, yet it had no power to force the states into paying them. Without money, Congress could not pay the nation's debt nor could it provide government programs and services.
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http://www.house.gov/house/Educate.shtml \nalong with access to the Federalist Papers Declaration of Indepence and other American Historical documents
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There are a number of constitutions in America. The United States OF AMERICA's is the oldest, but all the nations of America have one now. The list below will tell you when they were adopted.\n\nCanada: made up of unwritten and written acts, customs, judicial decisions, and traditions; the written part of the constitution consists of the Constitution Act of 29 March 1867, which created a federation of four provinces, and the Constitution Act of 17 April 1982, which transferred formal control over the constitution from Britain to Canada, and added a Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms as well as procedures for constitutional amendments\n\nUnited States of America: 17 September 1787, effective 4 March 1789\n\nMexico: 5 February 1917\n\nGuatamala: 31 May 1985, effective 14 January 1986; note - suspended 25 May 1993 by former President SERRANO; reinstated 5 June 1993 following ouster of president; amended November 1993\n\nBelize: 21 September 1981\n\nHondoras: 11 January 1982, effective 20 January 1982; amended 1995\n\nEl Salvador: 23 December 1983\n\nNicaragua: 9 January 1987; reforms in 1995 and 2000\n\nPanama: 11 October 1972; major reforms adopted 1978, 1983, 1994, and 2004\n\nColombia: 5 July 1991\n\nVenezuala: 30 December 1999\n\nGuyana: 6 October 1980\n\nSuriname: 30 September 1987\n\nFrench Guiana: 4 October 1958\n\nEcuador: 10 August 1998\n\nPeru: 31 December 1993\n\nBrazil: 5 October 1988\n\nBolivia: 2 February 1967; revised in August 1994\n\nChile: 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended 30 July 1989, 1993, and 1997\n\nParaguay: promulgated 20 June 1992\n\nUraguay: 27 November 1966, effective February 1967; suspended 27 June 1973, new constitution rejected by referendum 30 November 1980; two constitutional reforms approved by plebiscite 26 November 1989 and 7 January 1997\n\nArgentina: 1 May 1853; revised August 1994
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http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html#Article1
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The US Constitution was written in 1776.  There have been alot of modifications (amendments) since that time but are you referring to just amendments during that five year period?  If you could be a little more specific, I could help you a whole lot more.  Oh yeah, and don't forget  about The Bill Of Rights.  Maybe even just as important.  To keep corruption out of the executive branch (you know--the checks & balance system) that's going to hell as we speak?  or rather write........
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You need to read the Constitution.
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No central government under the Articles of Confederation. This meant no taxes could be levied to support an army or run vital operations without consent of state legislatures. Each state had its own exchange rate, since there was no regulation of inner-state commerce. There was also open rebellion like Shay's rebellion that had to be put down with limited resources. So in 1787 the founding fathers met in Philadelphia to draft the constitution under the guise of fixing the Articles of Confederation.\nThe constitution solved many issues, but left the issue of slavery and as the nation expanded this would lead to Civil War. Southerners wanted slavery to expand into Western lands and the compromise of 1850 allowed it. However in Kansas territory slave owners and abolitionists had a mini civil war, long before Fort Sumter. The other major issue in the nation was expansion because from the War of 1812 thru the Mexican War, all the winnings were in territory. Hawks in the country wanted the US to have Canada all the way to the Pacific. This is called manifest Destiny. Through conquest and purchases this was acheived excpt Canada was not conquered during the war of 1812. \nAnother major issue was overseas commerce because many nations did not respect American ships and attacked them. Barbary pirates and the British were two groups to have done this. In response to the Barbary Pirates the marines took Tripoli and it was the first time an American flag flew over a foreign capital.
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The founding fathers, writers of the constitution.
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The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America. It created a federal union of sovereign states, and a federal government to operate that union. It replaced the less well-defined union that existed under the Articles of Confederation.\n\nDuring the Revolutionary War, the thirteen states first formed a very weak central government—with the Congress being its only component—under the Articles of Confederation. Congress lacked any power to impose taxes, and, because there was no national executive or judiciary, it relied on state authorities, who were often uncooperative, to enforce all its acts. It also had no authority to override tax laws and tariffs between states. The Articles required unanimous consent from all the states before they could be amended and states took the central government so lightly that their representatives were often absent. For lack of a quorum, Congress was frequently blocked from making even moderate changes.
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Bill of Rights, First Amendment.
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The main change was the creation of a strong federal government. Parts of that included a federal executive office (which did not exist in the Articles), a bicameral legislature with representation based on population (each state got one vote in the Articles), and federal powers to raise money and armies (in the Articles, states were merely asked for money, not required to give it). And perhaps most importantly, under the Articles, laws had to be passed unanimously, so nothing ever got done.
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Do you mean Constitution? http://www.law.emory.edu/FEDERAL/usconst.html\n\nHere you are.\n\nHere's a better one: http://www.constitution.org/constit_.htm
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I believe your answer would be "C" based upon this website:\n\nhttp://www.usconstitution.net/articles.html#Article5\n\nArticle V. For the most convenient management of the general interests of the United States, delegates shall be annually appointed in such manner as the legislatures of each State shall direct, to meet in Congress on the first Monday in November, in every year, with a power reserved to each State to recall its delegates, or any of them, at any time within the year, and to send others in their stead for the remainder of the year.\n\nNo State shall be represented in Congress by less than two, nor more than seven members; and no person shall be capable of being a delegate for more than three years in any term of six years; nor shall any person, being a delegate, be capable of holding any office under the United States, for which he, or another for his benefit, receives any salary, fees or emolument of any kind.\n\nEach State shall maintain its own delegates in a meeting of the States, and while they act as members of the committee of the States.\n\nIn determining questions in the United States in Congress assembled, each State shall have one vote.\n\nFreedom of speech and debate in Congress shall not be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of Congress, and the members of Congress shall be protected in their persons from arrests or imprisonments, during the time of their going to and from, and attendance on Congress, except for treason, felony, or breach of the peace