Articles+of+Confederation


 * ===Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation=== ||
 * * Confederation Congress had no way to tax the states. ||
 * * Each state had only one vote, regardless of size. ||
 * * Nine of the thirteen states had to approve each law. ||
 * * The Congress had no way to enforce laws that were passed. ||
 * * Confederation Congress had no power to regulate foreign or interstate trade. ||
 * * Amending the Articles required a unanimous vote of the states. ||
 * * No judiciary or executive branch. ||

The Great Compromise
====The "Great Compromise" is what it was called, set up the government we Americans have today. In the House of Representative, the members are elected every two years. The number of representatives depends on population of the state, so that the states with a lot of people will have a right amount of representatives. The Senate, consists of two members from each state, giving each of the state the same role in the branch of legislation. They are given six-year terms of office, and only a third will be elected at one time. That meant that elections could go on every two years for Congress, but if a someone had experience in office they would stay even if all representatives and senators were up for reelection lost. It also set up the United States Constitution. So that the cheif executive (President ) had veto powers over the laws that were passed by Congress, but the Congress could override the vote by two-thirds majority. Now, the president was to serve a 4-year term, to balance the terms of the two houses in Congress.====

