The Constitution fixed the problems of the Articles of
Confederation by the following. Article I of the Constitution, Congress
can regulate interstate commerce. It is also responsible for coinage and
only Congress can regulate tariffs; in the early days of the national government,
it was largely funded through land sales, excise taxes, and tariffs.
Article II gave the national government a chief executive whose job it
was to execute the laws. He had veto power over Congress, but Congress
could override his veto or even vote to impeach him in extreme cases.
The Ghana Empire amassed large volumes of gold and resources, expanded trade among nations near and far, established a structured court system and introduced standard military organization.<span> The Ghana Empire, also called the Kingdom of Ghana, enjoyed significant power from the ninth century to the 11th century A.D. Kings and rulers discovered significant gold deposits in the kingdom's lands, such as Mali, Mauritania and Senegal, and the newfound wealth helped rulers establish a powerful, prominent kingdom.</span>
