Articles of Confederation & Constitution
for each one decide whether each applies to the articles or constitution!! and i threw in a couple extra in there that's not either so BEWARE!!
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| proposed in 1777 and ratified in 1781 | ||
| was a loose alliance of independent states | ||
| had a 1-house legislature | ||
| no executive or judicial branches | ||
| only states can tax | ||
| states were allowed to coin money | ||
| no regulations of trading, especially btween states | ||
| power was held mostly by the states | ||
| a farmer (Daniel _____) gathered up other farmers to get the artillery from the arsenal b/c they couldn't pay debts with $ or crops--Mass. militia stopped them | ||
| made a national gov't representing all Americans | ||
| bicameral legislature | ||
| had a Executive Branch | ||
| had a Judicial Branch | ||
| Congress could tax everyone | ||
| only national gov't could coin money | ||
| national gov't regulated almost all trade, except for a couple things like slaves | ||
| power was held mostly by the national gov't | ||
| made during summer in Philadelphia, ratified Sept. 17, 1787 | ||
| defined how slaves would be counted for population | ||
| allowed two houses in legislature--one based on population (House of Representatives) and another with 2 people for each state (Senate) |