The U.S. Constitution delegated very few powers to the federal government. These powers are still mostly limited to customs and borders, military, federal courts of limited jurisdiction, resolving trade disputes among the States, treaties and international diplomacy.
To strengthen the power of the central government. The preceding Articles of the Confederation gave too much power to the states, and left too little power to the central government, as shown by Shays' Rebellion. A stronger central power was necessary, and thus the Constitution was born.
Federalism is a form of government in which a constitution is created that will distribute powers between a central government and subsidiary governments. This is the type of government that the founding fathers created for the United Stated.
The three-branch system established a strong central government without giving too much power to any one group.
When the Constitution was written there were two groups of thought about running a government. There were the Federalist and the anti Federalist. Just as the names suggest the Federalist wanted a strong central government while the anti Federalist wanted a weaker central government and more power for states rights.
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To strengthen the power of the central government. The preceding Articles of the Confederation gave too much power to the states, and left too little power to the central government, as shown by Shays' Rebellion. A stronger central power was necessary, and thus the Constitution was born.
The proposed Constitution created a central government with too much power
The proposed Constitution created a central government with too much power
The Federalists supported the stronger central government created by the US Constitution. The Anti-Federalists opposed giving the central government more power than the states, or too much power over US citizens.
The anti federalists werent against the constitution, they were with it.
The Articles of Confederation were primarily concerned with limiting the powers of the central government. The majority of power rested with the states. The US Constitution, which came afterward, created a more powerful central government.
Articles of Confederation. It was replaced with the constitution.
The biggest change from the Articles of Confederation was the creation of a stronger federal government. The Constitution created an executive and judicial branch.
The People give the government power, and the constitution states this. The A.O.C. ( Articles of Confederation ) gave more power to the states, in which the states would make their own money, people chose if they wanted to pay taxes, and created a weak central government. Now, with the constitution, this would change.
The Constitution places too much power in the central government.
The Constitution places too much power in the central government.
the government made a system of checks and balances to maintain equal power