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.