MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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Congress must select judges to hear cases brought in disputes between the states. This must be done by choosing lots. All disputes about private soil rights must be decided in the same way as other disputes.
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Congress will be the final court of appeal in disputes between states, and judges must swear to be fair. Congress will also have the right to set the value of money and organize the post-offices.
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The Congress will have the right to set the value of coins and choose weights and measures. It will also have the right to set rules for trade and the cost of postage. This money will pay for post-offices.
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The Congress will have the impossible task of choosing 9 out of 39 people to be judges in disputes between the states. Those judges will then be the ones to decide the outcome in disputes.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress lacked the authority to regulate commerce, making it unable to protect or standardize trade between foreign nations and the various states.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Articles of Confederation were adopted by the Continental Congress on November 15, 1777. This document served as the United States’ first constitution. It was in force from March 1, 1781, until 1789 when the present-day Constitution went into effect.
Detailed explanation-3: -From the beginning of the American Revolution, Congress felt the need for a stronger union and a government powerful enough to defeat Great Britain. During the early years of the war this desire became a belief that the new nation must have a constitutional order appropriate to its republican character.