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Q&A: How far did the constitution solve the problems with the articles of confederation?

Question by Kybo: How far did the constitution solve the problems with the articles of confederation?
By analyzing the main problems of the Articles of Confederation how did the Constitution solve them?

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Answer by Revsoldier
Very basically, the Constitution gave us a stronger central (federal) government. Under the Articles of Confederation, the states had power, their own currency and tax rates. They could not agree on federal issues, for example how much each state should contribute to pay the war debt. They also all had different currency. Under the Constitution, the power shifted from the states to the federal government, which collected and dispersed taxes due for war debts as well as other needs. There was a unified currency system. These were important changes, among others. For an item by item comparison, refer to:
http://www.usconstitution.net/constconart.html
The following is also a good site I have viewed before, but was down at the time I tried to access it:
home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/chart.art.html

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Posted on July 16, 2011 by , 1 comment

How was the government under the Articles of Confederation ineffective in dealing with national security?

Question by Tootsie: How was the government under the Articles of Confederation ineffective in dealing with national security?
How was the government under the Articles of Confederation ineffective in dealing with national security? How did the United States Constitution attempted to address the issue?

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Answer by Monika K
It couldn’t tax or enforce laws. Therefore, it didn’t have much power over the states. The states could make up their own laws, but didn’t have to include important things like hospitals, fire department, or rodes. The Constitution was made so the national government could have more power, and to give the states less power. The Constitution enforced laws so security-like things had to be present. This way, the US could act more like a country.

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Posted on May 3, 2011 by , Reply

Q&A: How was the American Constitution a radical departure from the Articles of Confederation?

Question by Lovely Holic: How was the American Constitution a radical departure from the Articles of Confederation?
How did the american constitution change into the Articles of Confederation? Was it more effective that it did change for the good of America?

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Answer by staisil
The Constitution gave a lot more power to the Federal Government. The Articles favored the individual states.

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Posted on April 28, 2011 by , 7 comments