1) Under the Articles there was only a unicameral legislature so that there was no separation of powers.
2) The central government under the Articles was too weak since the majority of the power rested with the states.
3) Congress, under the Articles, did not have the power to tax which meant that they could never put their finances in order.
4) In order to change or amend the Articles, unanimous approval of the states was required which essentially meant that changes to the Articles were impossible.
5) For any major laws to pass they had to be approved by 9 or the 13 states which proved difficult to do so that even the normal business of running a government was difficult.
6) Under the Articles, Congress did not have the power to regulate commerce which will cause competition between states as well as diplomatic issues
Articles Of Confederation
Some of the problems were "No Army/militia" "No federal Government" and no trading can be done
There were a number of problems with the Articles of Confederation. Some of the weaknesses included the Congress lacking power to collect taxes, the national government could not regulate trade among the states and so many more.
Shays Rebellion pointed out the problems in the Articles of Confederation. This lead to the production of the Constitution.
no tax policy
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.
Articles of Confederation
by the bill of rights
To correct problems with the articles of confederation
Some problems were better handled at the national level than at the local level.
Because the colonists did not agree with some of the stuff in the Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation sought to create the states independence but it had many problems. One such problem was there was no court system and Congress did not have the power to tax.