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In the Articles of Confederation the reason they did not want a strong national government is because they do not want any one person to get very powerful like a monarchy.
creating a national government wihout an executive or an executive branch
they didnt want a monarchy
They feared the articles would make a too powerful central government. That would trace back to a Monarchy like Britiains.
These "Articles" were the precursor to the Constitution. They were written to give the Continental Congress the authority it needed to act as a federation of states united primarily for the defense of the colonies against the tyranny of the British Monarchy.
The Articles of Confederation showed that people feared a strong government similar to the monarchy in Britain.
In the Articles of Confederation the reason they did not want a strong national government is because they do not want any one person to get very powerful like a monarchy.
creating a national government wihout an executive or an executive branch
they didnt want a monarchy
They feared the articles would make a too powerful central government. That would trace back to a Monarchy like Britiains.
The Articles of Confederation were written to reduce a strong central government seizing power and creating a tyrannical situation in the newly created United States. The former colonists distrusted powerful government, and the Articles were written to spread governmental power into the individual states as much as possible.
These "Articles" were the precursor to the Constitution. They were written to give the Continental Congress the authority it needed to act as a federation of states united primarily for the defense of the colonies against the tyranny of the British Monarchy.
Leaders around the time of the Articles of Confederation agreed that it was made to weak. It did not include powers such as the power to tax and the power to create a standing army. The main reason for wanting to change the Articles of Confederation was to create a document that would be strong enough to keep control of the country, but weak enough that the government would not turn into a monarchy or dictatorship.
The Articles left most of the power in the state governments due to fears of recreating a strong central power like the British Monarchy. A+LS: within the states
The Articles of Confederation created a very weak federal government. After being ruled by Britain for so long, the last thing the colonists wanted was a government that reflected a monarchy. The Articles of Confederation failed to give government many different powers, including the power to tax and the power to build an army. Many saw the problems associated with the Articles of Confederation through lack of revenue and the absence of a strong military to quash rebellions that were becoming common.
Trick question: There was, and never has been, a 'monarchy' established in the US.
The Articles of Confederation were designed with the fear that a strong central government would become autoritarian and dictatorial like they perceived the English monarchy to be. That's why they didn't give it tax collecting powers nor a standing army, instead it depended on the states for revenue and protection.