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the articles of federation gave the states too much power, and the national government lacked the power to tax the states, enforce laws, and judge them. the constitution remedied this, by giving national government more power

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The Articles of Confederation were thrown out because they give the United States a strong central government, instead they gave Dictatorship. Also, it was hard to change laws because all thirteen states had to agree on it.

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The Articles of Confederation was thrown out for their lack of power to deal with many problems.

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