States and Branches
What branch drafts proposed laws, confirms or rejects presidential nominations for heads of federal agencies, federal judges, and the Supreme Court, and has the authority to declare war?
Legislative branch
What did Article One of the articles of confederation do?
Is the articles of confederation still around/in effect today?
Yes, under the constitution
Article Definition
a particular item or object
What was one pro of the articles of confederation.
It offered the first chance to experience unity.
What branch conducts diplomacy with other nations and the President has the power to negotiate and sign treaties, which the Senate ratifies?
Executive branch
What did the second part of the articles of confederation?
State governments still had their own powers
When was the articles of confederation written?
November 15, 1777
What is the definition of confederation?
an organization which consists of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance or league
How many votes did each state get?
Each state only had one vote in Congress despite the size of the state.
What branch is in charge of deciding the meaning of laws, how to apply them to real situations, and whether a law breaks the rules of the Constitution?
Judicial branch
What was the third article of the articles of confederation?
The combined states were responsible for helping to protect each other from attacks
Why were the articles of confederation created?
They wanted to have written down rules that all the states agreed to.
Delegate definition
a person appointed or elected to represent others
How long was it in effect before it was replaced?
It was only in effect for about 8 years before it was replaced.
Do the states have relation and equality?
Yes
What was the fourth part of the articles of confederation about?
People can travel freely from state to state; however, criminals who left the state where they committed the crime would be sent back for trial.
What group of people made the articles of confederation?
The continental congress
Perpetual definition
continuing forever or indefinitely
How many years did it take to get enough signatures?
It took two years to get all of the needed signatures on the document.
What was the weakness of the articles of confederation?
Only one vote per state, Congress powerless to levy taxes or duties, Congress powerless to regulate commerce, No national court system,
Why were the articles of confederation created?
The Articles of Confederation served as the written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain.
What is something weird about the articles of confederation?
The had no power to raise money through taxes
Articles of confederation definition
How many delegates were absent, or did not sign, or ratify?
Two states' delegates were absent, and three did not ratify and didn't sign.