Congress depended on donations from the states to operate
In order to operate, Congress needed and depended on donations from the states.
They made a a division of the Government powers between the governor and the legislature.
Everything needed to balance out. they did not want the central gov't to have to much power like the British...
The weakness was that no one wanted their government to have control over them.
Its the constitutional powers
Under the Articles of Confederation the United States government had very severe difficulties raising money for defense and essential programs. The national government had fews way to take in money except to ask each state for a portion of their tax revenue. States did not always cooperate with federal demands for money.
Did not give congress the power to tax
Did not give congress the power to tax
There were several flaws to the Articles of Confederation.There was no executive branch, meaning that there couldn't be a leader to guide the countryThere were 13 different currencies, which would be extremely difficult to trade with.Difficult to ally: In order for foreign countries to ally with the United States, they had to sign 13 treaties, from all the colonies.In order to amend the article, there had to be a unanimous vote.Optional taxation: Nobody wants to pay taxes, so they didn't. The government began to lose money and couldn't support itself.Weak central government: The federal government could not control the states as states were more powerful than the federal.
slavery, drugs and animals
Under the Articles of Confederation Congress depended on donations from the states to operate which caused problems for the national government.
Did not give the national government enough power
The major problem of the government under the Articles of Confederation was that the national government was unable to enforce its laws. The Articles of Confederation were created on November 15, 1777.
It was hard to trade with other countries.
Each state produced their own money under the articles and that was a major problem. There was no national currency.
Each state produced their own money under the articles and that was a major problem. There was no national currency.
The Articles of Confederation. But this system failed because it tied the states together loosely, and for the most part they were mini-countries, having each their own money systems and trade laws.
One of the major problems with the Articles of Confederation was the fact that the government had difficulty raising revenue. This made for a very weak central government.
No one. That was the problem that there wasn't a foundation for government, but a loose confederation of states.
It created and ratified the US Constitution.
the government had problems raising money to pay for its activities
Did not give congress the power to tax