Chapter 1.4 Flashcards
How did the provisions of the Articles of Confederation lead to debates over granting powers formerly reserved for states to the federal government?
The Articles of Confederation
First form of US government. They had an alliance of states to the federal government.
How many votes did each state get in the Articles?
1 vote
How many votes were needed for national legislature in the Articles?
9 votes
How many votes were needed to change the Articles?
13 votes (unanimous)
What did the Articles let the federal government do?
International relations, declare war, get land. Protected religion and speech.
What couldn’t states do under the Articles?
Harbor the criminals of other states.
The Articles of Confederation: A Summary
Each state had independence, weakened central government, and equal representation.
Weakness of the Articles of Confederation
9 states had to agree to make laws, all states had to agree to change the Articles, no taxes, no army on national levels, no currency, no court, couldn’t regulate cross state trade.
How did the government get funding under the Articles?
The states had to agree to give the government funds.
How did the inability to tax affect the government?
They couldn’t pay off their war debts and they had to depend on the states to get money which made them very dependent.
Shay’s Rebellion
Farmers lost their farms because of high state taxes and they stormed court buildings. The government had no money to raise a militia so the private companies had to fund the militia. Showed how the central government was weak.
