The Articles of Confederation
- America's First Gov't
- 1776-1787
- One Branch
- Legislative (makes laws/Congress)
- 13 members (one vote per state)
- Example of FEDERALISM
- Power SHARED by the STATES and the FEDERAL GOV'T
- VERY WEAK
- States did not trust a strong Fed.
- NO:
- President, Courts, Taxes, Military
- The Good
- NW Ordinance (1787)
- Plan to admit states into the Union
- The Bad
- Fed. Gov't was TOO WEAK
- Needed 9/13 states to pass a law
- Needed 13/13 to AMEND (change) the AOC
- The UGLY
- Shay's Rebellion
- Shows that the AOC is BROKEN and needs to be replaced
