MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
CREATING STATE CONSTITUTIONS AFTER THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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It had the power to enforce its laws.
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The supremacy clause made state laws the highest in the land.
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It did not have the power to tax the people.
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State governments had been dissolved.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Name 2 ways the national government under the Constitution was stronger than the national government under the Articles of Confederation. Under the Constitution, the national government had the power to tax, a president, a national court system, a national currency, a national bank and had supremacy over the states.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ultimately, the largest difference between America’s two governing documents is in that the Articles sovereignty resided in the states, and the Constitution was declared the law of the land when it was ratified which significantly increased the power of the federal government.
Detailed explanation-3: -After the American colonies won their freedom from England, the thirteen colonies became thirteen states. The new states decided to work together. Their system of government was described in the Articles of Confederation. In this system, the state governments had most of the power.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the careful balance between power for the national government and liberty for the states, the Articles of Confederation favored the states. Thus, powers given to the central government were severely limited.