Differences/Similarities between the Articles of Confederation and the US Constitution?

The main differences are that the Articles of Confederation did not establish an executive branch and it did not create a tight union. The "president" was only the president of the Congress. States were more like individual countries rather than territories within a country. Their similarities are that a governing body, the Congress, was made of representatives from each of the States. Read them and compare for yourself.

Well first of all the A.O.C. were the Original idea for how the united states of america would be governed. But once they found out that they were a weak form of government congress (and every one els) decided to throw them out, so they went to work on a new form of government. Eventually America was split up into two different people Federalist and Anti-Federalist. The federalist wanted a strong central government and the Anti wanted a weak central government. Eventually they agreed to come up with the Constitution, and afterwords the Bill of rights. The main difference is that the A.O.C. were a weak and unsuccessful goverment. But the summary of the A.O.C. is..... Establishes the name of the confederation as "The United States of America." Asserts the equality of the separate states with the confederation government, i.e. "Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not by this Confederation expressly delegated." Establishes the United States as a new nation, a sovereign union of sovereign states, united ". . . for their common defense, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other, against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them . . . ," while declaring that the union is "perpetual," and can only be altered by approval of Congress with ratification by all the state legislatures. Establishes freedom of movement–anyone can pass freely between states, excluding "paupers, vagabonds, and fugitives from justice." All people are entitled to the rights established by the state into which he travels. If a crime is committed in one state and the perpetrator flees to another state, he will be extradited to and tried in the state in which the crime was committed. Allocates one vote in the Congress of the Confederation (United States in Congress Assembled) to each state, which was entitled to a delegation of between two and seven members. Members of Congress were appointed by state legislatures; individuals could not serve more than three out of any six years. Only the central government is allowed to conduct foreign relations and to declare war. No states may have navies or standing armies, or engage in war, without permission of Congress (although the state militias are encouraged). When an army is raised for common defense, colonels and military ranks below colonel will be named by the state legislatures. Expenditures by the United States will be paid by funds raised by state legislatures, and apportioned to the states based on the real property values of each. Defines the powers of the central government: to declare war, to set weights and measures (including coins), and for Congress to serve as a final court for disputes between states. Defines a Committee of the States to be a government when Congress is not in session. Requires nine states to approve the admission of a new state into the confederacy; pre-approves Canada, if it applies for membership. Reaffirms that the Confederation accepts war debt incurred by Congress before the Articles.

In many ways, the Articles of Confederation can be considered the first United States constitution. Adopted by the Continental Congress on November 15, 1777 and ratified by all 13 original states in 1781, the Articles created a union of sovereign states. By 1787, the Constitutional Convention was convened and ultimately, what is still today known as the United States Constitution was approved and replaced the Articles of Confederation. In this research, these two pivotal documents will be compared and contrasted in an effort to understand and appreciate them both. The Articles of Confederation and Constitution Quite literally, the Articles of Confederation provide for a confederation of states, which is to say that the document took what were individual colonies prior to the establishment of the United States and made them a union of states that still kept a level of individuality but were united by the common desire to stay independent of any foreign control, wished to be able to collect taxes from citizens to provide for the needs of the states, and to engage in commerce with other states. This was an excellent step in the right direction governmentally, but it was not enough. There needed to be a unification of the states in that provided for the ability for the states to be represented as a nation, to be protected as a nation, and to provide for the benefit of all citizens as a nation. Realizing this, the founding fathers who laid the groundwork of the US in the first place, moved forward with great caution, knowing that they needed to create a new legislative document but also knowing that it needed to be an improvement over the Articles if it were to be worthwhile. This is how the Constitution came into existence.

I know the the president of confederation had line item veto power