The Similarities Between The States And The Articles Of Confederation

Before the constitution the states and the government based the way, they lived using the Articles of Confederation. Congress was in shambles and we owed a massive debt, which led to a rebellion later on. To keep the new nation in check they created a constitution. With the constitution they created federalism or shared power between the states and the government, they created this to make sure the government or states don't overpower on another. The Federal system was made up of three types of government powers, these are reserved, enumerated, and concurrent powers. We still use this form of government today.
Powers that retain only for the federal government are called enumerated powers. The federal government was made up of the legislative branch and Congress. One power the federal government possessed was the power to regulate trade; this included interstate and foreign trade. Even though, the federal government had the power to regulate interstate trade, they could not regulate trade within the state itself. The Federal government had the power to maintain an army and navy, this gave Congress

Powers that were shared between the states and government were called concurrent powers. Both the Federal government and the states could enforce laws. They could enforce laws, such as collecting taxes. Being able to collect taxes, also gave both the states and the Federal government the right to raise taxes if needed (Federalism, 222). Providing general welfare was another power both shared, examples of this is child care and housing agreements. Both the states and the government could also borrow money; they may borrow money to help provide for general welfare. Giving the states and the Federal government powers to share helped with the problem of states over powering the Federal government or the Federal government over powering states