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This 4 page paper discusses the differences between the U.S. Constitution and the Articles of Confederation that preceded it. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Constitution was not a foregone conclusion: it was a pitched battle between the Federalists and anti-Federalists that dragged on for years. This paper discusses the differences between the Articles of
Confederation-the agreement that predates the Constitution-and the Constitution itself. Discussion It was clear from the first that the new country needed some sort of government, but there was no quick
agreement on what form that government would take. The motion that first mentioned a national government was introduced on June 2, 1776 by Richard Henry Lee; it called for "a
confederation of the states" (Faragher et al 175). The government created under this motion would have "sharply limited powers, an arrangement that reflected the concerns of people fighting to free
themselves from a coercive central government" (Faragher et al 175). Once this government was in place, however, it found it difficult to garner the support or the resources necessary to
win the war (Faragher et al). The Articles of Confederation provided for a "loose confederation" of states rather than a strong central government; among other things, it provided for
a national assembly, to be known as the Congress, in which "each state had a single vote" rather than the proportional representation we have now (Faragher et al 176). Delegates
were elected annually by means devised by each state, and could only serve three years out of any six (Faragher et al). Finally, the president too was to be elected
"annually by Congress" and could serve no more than "one year out of any give three. Votes would be decided by a simple majority of the states, but major questions
would require the agreement of nine states" (Faragher et al 176). What this did, quite clearly, was to place most of the power of the new nation in the hands
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