Well that was one of the main reason the articles were scrapped, the government didn't have the right to institute taxes! Basically the states decided weather they paid taxes or not.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the issue of taxation was primarily handled by the individual states. The central government had limited power to levy taxes and relied on voluntary contributions from the states. This lack of authority to tax was one of the weaknesses of the Articles, as it hindered the ability of the central government to fund its operations and pay off national debt.
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Aside from the Revolutionary War being underway, the problem with the Articles was that they required unanimousratification, i.e. by all thirteen states. This was not accomplished until 1781.Most of the states did not agree with it unless they benefited from it, and they did not care how it affected the other states. Maryland especially wanted Virginia and New York to drop their claims to the Ohio Valley.
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the debate to add the bill of rights
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what issue needed to be settled before the smaller state agreed to the articles of confederation
Aside from the Revolutionary War being underway, the problem with the Articles was that they required unanimousratification, i.e. by all thirteen states. This was not accomplished until 1781.Most of the states did not agree with it unless they benefited from it, and they did not care how it affected the other states. Maryland especially wanted Virginia and New York to drop their claims to the Ohio Valley.
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the debate to add the bill of rights
The articles of confederation were unable to enforce taxes. They were only able to get "donations", this made the over all central government weaker than those of the states who were authorized to issue taxes. Also the states did not have equall representation in the government.
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The Articles of Confederation gave individual states the power to issue their own currency, which led to a lack of uniformity. Each state had different types of currency with varying values, making it difficult to determine the worth of money when conducting interstate trade. This confusion undermined the stability and reliability of the currency system under the Articles of Confederation.
The Articles of Confederation created a one-house legislature as the Confederation's main institution, making the government a unicameral system of government. In addition, Congress could settle conflicts among the states, issue coins, borrow money, and make treaties with other countries and with Native Americans. Congress could also ask the states for money and soldiers.
Yes! Unit 3 of the practice of the constitution. page 5 . paragraph 2 . sentence 2.'' The Articles were drawn up by the Second Continental Congress and were in use until the constitution was signed in 1787.''