To what extent did the United States Constitution of 1787 resolve the limitations of the Articles of Confederation?

The question requires that candidates consider the merits or otherwise of the suggestion that the United States Constitution of 1787 resolved the limitations of the Articles of Confederation. Candidates may offer equal coverage of the Constitution and the Articles, or they may prioritize their assessment of the Constitution. However, both aspects must be a feature of the response. Candidates may refer to weaknesses of the Articles, such as the inability to levy taxes, raise an army and/or regulate interstate commerce. They may also refer to the lack of an executive branch and a judicial branch, and a unicameral legislature that treated all states the same. Candidates are likely to say the Constitution resolved these limitations by creating three branches of government with checks and balances; a bicameral legislature with proportional representation in the House and equal representation in the Senate; by giving Congress the ability to tax, regulate interstate commerce, raise an army and declare war. Candidates’ opinions or conclusions will be presented clearly and supported by appropriate evidence.

The question required that candidates consider the merits or otherwise of the suggestion that the United States Constitution of 1787 resolved the limitations of the Articles of Confederation. There were a few good responses that addressed the question with adequate knowledge of the Articles and Constitution.