The Article of Confederation is the first that was created by the Continental Congress as a guide to govern the 13th colonies in June the 11th, 1777, following the independent from the British empire in July the 4th, 1776, John Dickinson, a delegate from Delaware, wrote the drafted. It allowed congress to declare war, create alliances, appoint military officers and foreign ambassadors. It did not, however, give them the authority to impose taxes; the states have that power, couldn’t coin money, weren’t able to add any amendments without the approval of all 13 states. In short, it was a huge step in the beginning of the new, independent country to show the rest of the world how they given, but on the other hand, had provide a weak central government, as it would be revisited and changed later.
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It started out just like everything else in the government; an idea. This idea can come from anyone from anywhere but only a member of Congress can introduce it. The type of bill must be determined before it can go anywhere, whether it is a public or private bill before it can go anywhere.
The journey begins when a member of the legislation introduced it, then it gets reviewed by a committee, they analysis the bill, edited it, but should they ignore it, then the bill would just vanish. It gets transferred to a subcommittee for extra analyses and hearings, gathering the views of the executive branch, experts, other public officials, creating supporters, and opponents. The subcommittee gives a report to the committee before transferring it to the senate and the house to be discussing the bill. Once they voted, the bill, once again, gets pass along or