George Washington

A Libertarian Perspective

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Weaknesses of the Articles of the Confederation and the reasons why the founding fathers created a weak national government

By Krst26 - Posted on February 19th, 2008

Tagged: Articles of Confederation • Bicameral government • CONGRESS • Constitution • executive branch • George Washington • John Jay • taxes • thomas jefferson • Unicameral government • Effective government

After the American Revolution it was up to congress to establish an organized government so that the United States would not fail. In a quick attempt to do this congress approved the first nation contistution- the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation, however, was anything but perfect.

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