Articles of Confederation

            
            
             As everyone knows the Articles of Confederation were very unsuccessful.
             purpose was actually to establish a "firm league of friendship" among states. However.
             what it actually did was cause more problems between the states. As response to the.
             constant bickering, a group of delegates planned to ratify the Articles. In turn, they.
             actually created the Constitution.
             On March 1, 1781, the Articles of Confederation were created. This document's.
             purpose was to provide equality among states. The Congress, however, was said to be.
             powerless to regulate foreign and interstate commerce. There was no executive to.
             enforce acts of Congress, no national court system, and no power to make states obey.
             articles.
             In the Articles of Confederation an amendment can only be passed with the.
             consent of all of the states. A nine out of thirteen majority is also required to pass laws.
             Soon states were organizing their own military forces. The new problems demanded the.
             need for a new, effective system of government.
             Even though the Constitution is said to be a better document than the Articles of.
             Confederation, there were still problems. First of all, Rhode Island wasn't even.
             represented. Only fifty-five of the proposed seventy-four delegates even showed up at.
             the convention. they also proposed and argued about many different forms of.
             government. This new Constitution greatly increased powers of the central government. .
             It also did not include a bill of rights.
             However, of the fifty-five men that were present, many of them were very.
             intelligent and had a lot of public experience and prestige. They were all very.
             experienced and involved in government in many ways. In fact, George Washington was.
             the president of the convention and James Madison was the "Father of the Constitution." .
             They all agreed that the Senate was to have equal representation and the House would.
             have representation based on population at the convention. They also made "bundles of.