Articles of Confederation & the US Constitution
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The solution is an APA format 759-word essay with the title 'A Comparison and Contrast of the Articles of Confederation and The Constitution'. Its content is reflected on the title of the essay, highlighting the key points between the Articles and the Constitution in an 8-point discussion further enhanced by an analysis. References are listed. A word version is attached for easy printing.
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A Comparison and Contrast of the Articles of Confederation and The Constitution
To understand what the benefits and drawbacks were, it is important to compare and contrast the positions in which the documents differ. I believe that they are thus:
1. Taxation - The articles allow the congress to levy taxes on each state which means that the taxation burden has to be readjusted within each state among its populace and taxation is not equal 'Federally' whereas in the constitution, the Congress levies taxation individually according to the position of each taxpaying individual making it equal across the board.
2. Justice - there is no central justice system via the articles, there is no system of Federal Courts, each state handles its own courts and justice system and it causes problems with fugitives and inter-state criminal/civic ...
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