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The Nation’s First Governments

The Nation’s First Governments. Do you think it is better to have a strong government or a weak government?. Answer and support your opinion with specific examples. Articles of Confederation. Many of the founding fathers feared a strong national government

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The Nation’s First Governments

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  1. The Nation’s First Governments

  2. Do you think it is better to have a strong government or a weak government? • Answer and support your opinion with specific examples.

  3. Articles of Confederation • Many of the founding fathers feared a strong national government • By 1781 all 13 states had ratified the Articles of Confederation. • The Confederation had a one house legislature, with each state having one vote

  4. Powers of the Confederation • The only powers held by the national government were… • Authority to deal with foreign countries • Control over the military • Everything else, collecting taxes, passing laws, dealing with legal cases was left up to the individual states

  5. Debt and Insecurity Growing • Fighting the Revolutionary War was expensive • There was a growing National debt, however the Confederation could not collect taxes • Shay’s Rebellion- Daniel Shay, a farmer (and war vet) had fallen into debt due to high taxes in Massachusetts. He began a Rebellion when the State threatened to take his farm.

  6. Constitutional Convention • In 1787, 12/13 States (All except Rhode Island) met in Philadelphia to revise the Articles • George Washington was unanimously voted to preside over the convention • Each State only had one vote at the convention. • The public was not allowed to attend.

  7. Birth of the Constitution • Originally the Convention had been to revise the Articles of Confederation • Ultimately it was decided it would be better to discard them, and start new. • The Result was The Constitution.

  8. Compromise, Compromise, and More Compromise… Representation in the Legislation • NJ Plan • VA Plan Slaves counting for Representation • Southern Opinion • Northern Opinion

  9. Other Compromises • Regulation of Trade • North Wanted regulation on both foreign and domestic trade • South worried that the government would tax exports • Slavery • North wanted to end the slave trade • South depended on slave labor Compromise met- Congress could regulate trade, but not tax exports, or interfere with the slave trade before 1808

  10. Electoral College • Some wanted the President decided on by the peoples vote • Others thought that Congress should choose the President Compromise Electoral College Men named by each state legislature would elect the President and Vice President. Still in use today, however people elect who chooses not the state legislature.

  11. Articles v. Constitution

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