Category: Articles of Confederation

Politics can be defined as the struggle to have power over others. Politics does not end with our politicians; it follows us into our homes. There is always a struggle over who is the head of the house. Government can be defined as having the power to distribute resources, make laws, and enforce laws. The…

Introduction Who in this room has heard of a Sovereign Citizen was the question asked at an airport security pre-shift briefing. Out of 20 individuals only one person raised their hands. Sovereign Citizens are a group of anti-government; anti-law enforcement individuals who believe that even though they physically reside in the country, they consider themselves…

We are a part of the greatest generation to have ever existed upon the earth. God has blessed us with strength and power to defeat the mightiest nation on earth. Now it is up to us to either establish a government that will stand for centuries, or crumble into oblivion. The Articles of Confederation do…

Ch.6, The Revolution Within In what ways did political and religious liberties expand after the Revolution? (Democratizing Freedom + Toward Religious Toleration The Revolution more desirable the variety of American Christianity and improved the idea of religious liberty. The separation of church and state created the social and political area that allowed all types of…

Public goods are a commodity or service that cannot be excluded to anyone. This is most commonly provided by the government, but in some cases can be provided by a private individual or an organization. This means that you cant exclude those who dont pay their taxes from using public roads, even though they didnt…

My argument is that the Articles used a centralized system in the US. This system was inefficient and caused many protests and controversies between the states. Although our modern government isnt perfect, we learned a lot from the government under the Articles of Confederation. There will always be flaws in government, but what is so…

A confederation was madea substance in which free, self-governing states structure an association to act together in territories, for example, defense. The founding fathers chose a confederacy because it would unite all of the confederate states. The nation needed to be unified as one country instead of 13 small unorganized nations. Shays rebellion proved the…

Events that led to the belief that the Articles werent working well was that they had a very frail government. It took about four years for the ratification of the Articles of Confederation. To approve the Article of Confederation, all 13 states had to sign off on it. Can you imagine trying to get everybody…

James Madison and his crew decided that all authorities on all levels of government eventually flowed through James Madison and his contemporaries. In this manner, either the federal government or state governments are not sovereign. Such as the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution authorized the Federal Government to enforce, regulate exchange, control money and adopt…