Article of confederation

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Articles of Confederation

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Articles of Confederation

In the Articles of Confederation, the national government could not own an army. In

contrast, in the current US constitution, the national government had the right to own and

support armies. Under the Article of Confederation, the national government could declare

war and peace, but they did not own a military. They relied on the state government to

provide soldiers whenever needed (Khan Academy, 2023). This raised a significant concern

as sometimes the state government failed to honor national government requests, and the state

could be at risk. In the current US constitution, the President is the military's Commander-in-

Chief and can declare war.

Under the US constitution, separation of powers is evident in various ways, the

President has the power to appoint government officials, but they can only be approved by

Congress (American Bar Association, 2022). Congress can declare war, but the President is

the military's Commander-in-Chief. The President can nominate federal judges, but the

Senate must confirm the nominations. Separation of powers is designated to prevent any

branch from becoming more powerful than others and prevent abuse of power to maintain

balance in government.

References

American Bar Association. (2022). Constitution and Separation of Powers

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Khan Academy (2023). Challenges of the Article of Confederation.

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Posted Mar 30, 2023

This paper is about changes made in US constituion from the Article of confederation

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