collect taxes, establish a military, form courts, or make the states obey the laws
It was the articles of confederation
Nova Net: It rejected centralized power
The Articles of Confederation were designed with a very weak federal government. The states had almost all the power. The national government could not even collect tax! The government was purposely made weak in order to protect the citizens from a tyrannical ruler coming to power (like King George III). However, the Articles miserably failed, and was replaced by the Constitution.
2 Articles of Confederation and The Constitution. The reason for 2 was because Articles of Confederation gave the government no power.
True. Under the Articles of Confederation the government had no power to collect taxes.
The State Government had too much power
The Articles of Confederation failed because it did not have the power to deal with an economic crisis. The Articles of Convention failed, because the colonistas disagreed with them.
The articles of confederation.
It was the articles of confederation
The Articles of Confederation created a loose confederation of 13 independent states with a weak central government instead of creating one united nation with a strong central government like the constitution.
Nova Net: It rejected centralized power
The articles of confederation gave power to the states and left very little power for the federal government.
Government
they sucked the power
The Articles of Confederation were designed with a very weak federal government. The states had almost all the power. The national government could not even collect tax! The government was purposely made weak in order to protect the citizens from a tyrannical ruler coming to power (like King George III). However, the Articles miserably failed, and was replaced by the Constitution.
2 Articles of Confederation and The Constitution. The reason for 2 was because Articles of Confederation gave the government no power.
True. Under the Articles of Confederation the government had no power to collect taxes.