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COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION AND THE CONSTITUTION, ESPECIALLY IN REGARD TO THE SPECIFIC POWERS GRANTED BY EACH TO THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT.

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Similarities between the Constitution and the Articles of Confederation are given.

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As you compare and contrast the two documents, please allow my ideas to help:

First, please notice the differences regarding taxation. The Articles of Confederation maintain that Congress can request states to pay taxes, but the Constitution warrants that Congress has right to levy taxes on individuals.

Again, you might notice another difference in terms of the lack of a system of federal courts under the Articles. The situation is different under the Constitution since it created a court system to ...

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