In an essay of 4 to 6 pages (1300 to 1,500 words), please answer the following prompt. I expect you to write your essay based on the assigned readings, on class forums, and on lectures and other video materials presented on the web site. I do not expect you to supplement these sources with outside research. I also expect you to provide appropriate citations to your sources. If this is the text, you should use parenthetical endnoting with specific page references (e.g. Ginsberg, et. al. 2019: 41). If you are citing a lecture, you should provide the lecture number. Videos should be named using the title from the web page. Please cite forum posts by the author’s name and the date of the post.
Analytical Essay #1
The Articles of Confederation and the Constitution reflected different visions of governance in the new United States. In an essay, describe the powers of the states and national government under the Articles of Confederation. Analyze the problems that national leaders perceived with governance under the Articles of Confederation that spurred the drafting of a new constitution and how the Constitution endowed the national government with the tools of coercion and the continuing ability to replenish its right to rule.
we also a discussion, that is the class forums, I will make some screenshot for you to see. but I think please don’t cite the class forms, that is just for giving you more idea.
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On the other hand, the national government had minimal powers to perform functions like promoting diplomatic relations in Indian affairs. Among the minority groups living in American were the Native Americans who had challenges with white settlers who kept eyeing their territory. Hence, when promoting peace, the central government had legislative powers to control Indian affairs through peace policies that helped solve the conflict between the two groups. When intermediating, the government had to meet the Native American’s needs by ending the lands struggle, thus making it possible for this group to live peacefully in their settlement. Also, when there was a need for soldiers to defend the country, Module 2 Lecture 2 (2018: 1) demonstrates that the national government’s power was to ask state governments to form an army. Moreover, the federal government could ask for finances to cater to the soldiers’ needs and clear debt owed to foreign countries. Generally, although the national government had minimal powers, the leaders still managed to execute the given tasks.
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