...Article IX of the Articles of Confederation. A significant portion of Article IX provides: The United States in congress assembled shall have the sole and...except in the cases mentioned in the Sixth Article [having to do with the invasion of a state] . . . entering into treaties and alliances ... of regulating...

...and levied by the authority and direction of the legislatures of the several states within the time agreed upon by the united states in congress assembled....ARTICLE ix. The united states in congress assembled, 756.10 shall have the sole and exclusive right and power of determining on peace and war, except in...

...Confederation, which set up the first national government for the united states of America. Read the selections. Article IX. The united states in congress assembled,...exclusive right and power of determining on peace and war — of sending and receiving ambassadors — entering into treaties and alliances. The united states...

...agreement, or alliance or treaty with any King, prince, or state. ..." Article IX provided: "The united states in congress assembled, shall have the sole...exclusive right and power of determining on peace and war . . . — of sending and receiving ambassadors — entering into treaties and alliances . . . "; in...

...states in congress assembled. ARTICLE DC. The united states in congress assembled, 756.10 shall have the commission all officers in the same below the rank...general officers; all general officers shall be appoint article—of sending and receiving ambassadors—entering into treaties and alliances, provided that...

...states, within the time agreed upon by the United States, in Congress Assembled. ART. 9. The United States, in Congress assembled, shall have the sole...peace and war, except in the cases mentioned in the 6th article; of sending and receiving ambassadors; entering into treaties and alliances, provided that...

...between States and Congress. And the Articles of Confederation read rather differently: "The United States in Congress assembled, shall have the sole...exclusive right and power of determining on peace and war . . . ." "Right" and "power" are, plainly, distinct. It is "right" which implies discretion; "power"...

...ninth article of the first national constitution, the Articles of Confederation, provided: "The United States, in Congress assembled, shall have the sole...right and power of determining on peace and war." The single exception to that principle lay in the sixth article, which allowed states to engage in...

...nine out of the thirteen states.22 The ninth article of the Confederation provided that "[t]he United States, in Congress assembled, shall have the sole...exclusive right and power of determining on peace and war."23 The confederation had neither an independent executive nor an independent judiciary. In short,...

...invaded by enemies (.. .)." 197 Diesen negativen Regeln korrespondierte die Ermächtigung des Artikels IX: „The united states in congress assembled, shall...ambassadors - entering into treaties and alliances (.. .)." 198 Bei einem Vergleich dieser Artikel mit den Bestimmungen der späteren Verfassung von 1787...