MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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bicameral legislature
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3 separate branches
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Representation of each state in Congress was based on population
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Each state got one vote in Congress
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Detailed explanation-1: -Each state had one vote in the Congress, regardless of its population.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which statement best describes governmental power under the Articles of Confederation? (1) Power was shared equally by the central government and the states.
Detailed explanation-3: -Under the Articles, the national government consisted of a unicameral (one-house) legislature (often called the Confederation Congress); there was no national executive or judiciary. Delegates to Congress were appointed by the state legislatures, and each state had one vote.
Detailed explanation-4: -Delegates gave the Continental Congress the power to request money from the states and make appropriations, regulating the armed forces, appointing civil servants, and declaring war.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Articles of Confederation also outlined a Congress with representation not based on population – each state would have one vote in Congress. Ratification by all 13 states was necessary to set the Confederation into motion.