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Problems under the Articles of confederation and Solutions the constitution offer-6th hour

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Federal government could not enforce laws passed by them because states did not have to follow them
Executive Branch was created to enforce laws passed by Congress
Every state had 1 vote & Needed 9 out of 13 in order to pass any laws
Bicameral legislature: House of Rep. Population Based/ Senate- Equal Voting
There were no courts to settle disputes between states
Judicial Branch was created to interpret laws and settle disputes
States acted as individual countries- negotiating their own treaties, coining their own currencies, creating their own armies.
Government is giving National Supremacy- all rules created by the government take supreme over state rule
The government could not collect taxes to fund its operations
Concurrent Powers- Constitution gives states and the Federal government the power to collect taxes
States feared a loss of individual powers if the government became too strong
Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution to ensure the government could not take away individual rights
Amended the articles of confederation was impossible, needed 13 out of 13 states to agrees on any changes
constitution says the 3/4ths of the states amendments of the Constitution
Articles of confederation only had a congress
separation of powers- created the Executive, Legislative, Judicial Branch
National government is weak out of fear that the government could become too strong
Separation of Power and checks and balance are created to ensure that no part of the government becomes too strong
States have more powers than the federal government
Federalism: Division of powers between the states and the federal government
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