Issues: Articles of Confederation

Why weakness? Constitution of the United States

Levying Taxes

Federal Courts

Regulation of trade

Executive

Amending document

Representation of states

Raising an army

Interstate commerce

Disputes between states

Sovereignty

Passing laws

Basics/Issues: Articles of Confederation

Levying Taxes Congress could REQUEST states to pay taxes

Federal Courts No system of federal courts no means by which to enforce US

laws each state could interpret federal

laws as it pleased and chose when—or even if—to administer them

States relied on own courts rulings and ignored others

Regulation of trade Congress endowed with the sole authority to negotiate foreign treaties

Did not have the power to control trade between individual states and foreign countries

Executive (President) No executive with power. President of U.S. merely presided over Congress

Issues: Articles of Confederation

Amending document (ratifying)

13/13 needed to amend Articles

Representation of states

(# of Representatives)

Each State received 1 vote and each State provide at least two delegates, regardless of the amount of land, population size, or wealth of that state

Raising an army Congress could not draft troops, dependent on states to contribute forces Some states had created their own armies, others their own navies.

Issues: Articles of Confederation

Interstate commerce -No provision to regulate trade-Each state had a tariff on the other states - Def: A tariff is a tax on goods coming in from another state or country

Disputes between States

-Congress had the power to settle border and interstate disputesHad to select a panel of judges to hear the case

Issues: Articles of Confederation

Sovereignty Sovereignty resides in statessupported its own cause at the expense of the common good. unwillingness of States to focus on their role as part of a bigger nation

Passing laws 9/13 needed to approve legislationWhen the Congress could agree to enact

legislation, there was no judicial system to enforce the laws.

Issues: Articles of Confederation*What did the document say about the issues?

(Don’t skimp on answers)

Levying Taxes

Federal Courts

Regulation of trade

Executive (President)

Issues: Articles of Confederation

Amending document (ratifying)

Representation of states

(# of Representatives)

Raising an army

Issues: Articles of Confederation

Interstate commerce

Disputes between States – how settled?

Issues: Articles of Confederation

Sovereignty rested more where?

Passing laws

Why aren’t we still under the Articles of Confederation?

What happened between 1777 (ratified 1781) and 1788 that would cause our Founding Fathers to start over again?

Case Studies

Each Case Study• What is the problem(s)/issue(s)? Highlight• What caused it? or

Underline

• Why couldn’t the National Government (under Articles of Confederation) help solve the problem(s)/issue(s)?– List ALL