Explain how each branch where an arrow starts can check the power of the other end of the arrow?

1775 Fighting began between the colonies and Great Britain1776 The Declaration of Independence was written1777 The Articles of Confederation were written (fully ratified in 1781) 1783 The American Revolutionary War officially ended 1789 The U. S. Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation

The Articles of Confederation created a confederation, a government of loosely organized independent states. The national government under the Articles of Confederation consisted of a single legislative body, called the Congress of the United States. The national government had limited powers under the Articles of Confederation. For example, the central government could not levy taxes or regulate commerce. Additionally, there was not an executive or judicial branch of government under the Articles.

Because the government under the Articles of Confederation did not have enough power, problems began to emerge.

States were printing their own money in violation of national law. States were conducting foreign trade negotiations in violation of national law. States were organizing their own armed forces.

These events led to a meeting in Philadelphia in 1787. This meeting has come to be known as the Constitutional Convention.