The major downfall of the Articles of Confederation<span>was simply </span>weakness<span>. The federal government, under the </span>Articles<span>, was too weak to enforce their laws and therefore had no power. The Continental Congress had borrowed money to fight the Revolutionary War and could not repay their debts.</span>
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The authors of the constitution would support that the leaders respond to the request of the population, as long as this was a rational request and in accordance with the government's objectives to create a strong nation. In that case, other government leaders, who represent the people, would assess what would be the best method of conduct for the president to act, taking into account progress and social, political and economic well-being.
Christianity survived the fall of the Roman Empire in 476.
B. The Gadsden Purchase was the last major land acquisition prior to the Civil War. In 1853, the ten million dollar purchase made by U.S. ambassador James Gadsden completed the continental U.S. as we know it. Initially, the strip of land was viewed as necessary for the completion of a southern trancontinental railroad. Eventually, the Southern Pacific Railroad was constructed here.
