Friday, February 25, 2011

Explain the structure/organization of the national government under the articles of condederation.

Articles of Confederation created a weak national
government with most of the governmental powers retained by the states. The Articles
provided no separation of branches. There was no president or any other independent
executive, nor was there a federal judicial branch. Congress, the legislature, was the
only branch of government. Members elected to congress did not vote as individuals, but
as states. While congress did have some powers, it could not enforce its laws on the
states or the people. The Continental Congress could coin money, but so could the
states, and they didn’t have to ask the Congress for permission. Hence, there was no
unified monetary system. There was no regulation of commerce between the states and
states could even enter into treaties with foreign nations and declare war, "with the
consent of Congress." Congress could not tax the states or the people. . The only ways
in which it could raise money were by requisitioning the states—the same way in which it
raised troops, by borrowing, by selling public lands, and by printing more money. In the
Articles of Confederation, the Continental Congress had only five basic
responsibilities: to conduct foreign affairs by negotiating treaties and by making war
and peace, to control Indian affairs, to set standards of coinage, weights, and
measures, to settle disputes among the states, and to conduct a postal
service.

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