Revolutionary War

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central leadership and an ineffective legislative, all which led to its downfall (Brackemyre). Leaving power to the states left the nation in a state of economic disorganization. Without the national government having the power to levy taxes, it was left with the states (Murphy). The legislature only had the right to request taxes, and it was left up to the states how they wanted to raise them, but they oftentimes weren't (Brackemyre). There was also no uniform system of currency which made trade between states difficult. The fact that states instead of Congress regulated trade led to a lack of coordination in interstate trade. The lack of central leadership also led to problems in the new nation. They did not trust strong governments, so the central government very little power (Murphy). There was no court system given to the national government so the states were in charge of it all, which meant complaints could not be filed against them (Brackemyre). One of the only powers the ...

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helped to make the economy more stable than it had been before. There was also a federal court system that was established in order to take care of disputes between states and for grievances the people had with the federal government. Passing laws was made much easier and more possible with the Constitution because it had less strict requirements. The Constitution created a bicameral legislature that set the requirements for people seeking to hold office and set up the methods for selecting them to serve (Independence). Under the Constitution, an executive office was also created. It made them the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and the powers to negotiator of foreign treaties, ...

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