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Answer Key: (Depending on student’s interpretation of the U.S. Constitution answers

may vary.)

Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

And the Solutions Found in the Constitution

Weaknesses of the Articles

Section of the

Describe the Constitutions

of Confederation

Constitution

Solution to the Problem

Solution to Problem

Described

1. No Executive Branch

Article II-Section 1

The President has the executive

power along with a Vice

President and must hold office

during a term of four years. (At

this point no limit of terms had

been set.)

2. No Power to power to tax

Article I-Section 8

Congress has the power to set

or regulate commerce

and collect taxed and regulate

commerce with foreign nations,

and among the states.

3. No federal courts

Article III,

The judicial power will be held

Sections 1 and 2

by one supreme court and

inferior courts. ( Examples of

inferior courts: state supreme,

local courts, appellate courts

etc.)

4. Unanimous vote needed

Article V

To propose an Amendments to

to amend the Articles of

the Constitution two thirds of

Confederation

both Houses vote to propose an

amendment. To ratify an

Amendment three fourths of the

state legislatures must approve

it.

5. No power to control

Article 1-Section 8

Congress has the power to create

military service.

and support an army and navy,

and to make rules and

regulations for the army and

navy to abide by.

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