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Can somebody please Compare and contrast the Articles of Confederation to the United States Constitution? :)

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User PhDeOliveira
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Ultimately, the largest difference between America's two governing documents is in that the Articles sovereignty resided in the states, and the Constitution was declared the law of the land when it was ratified which significantly increased the power of the federal government.

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Articles of confederation- Each state was one vote, Congress had no power to tax or regulate trade, each state had its own currency, no executive branch or judicial branch, had no federal government (all power of the states)

Constitution- Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branch, Bill of rights, common currency, strong federal government, the senate had 2 reps. from each state, house of rep. based on population, shared powers between state and federal government, Congress can regulate tax and trade, federal law is limited to those in the constitution

Both - Congress had the power to declare war, create treaties, raise armies, make laws, and the states have some power

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