The main criticism of the Articles of Confederation was to provide adequate powers for the central government. The State Government had too much power.
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.
Because the Articles of confederation didn't give the government too much power. If you didn't know what an anti-federalist is, they are people at the constitutional convention who didn't want the federal government to have too much power.
they had the articles of confederation so the government won't have too much power.
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.
it means that congress had too much power
state government
Articles of Confederation gave the States to much power and the Federal government had no control over the states.
The central government was more limited under the Articles Of Confederation than under the Constitution. People did not trust the government to have too much power. It looks like they were right.
The downfall of the Articles of Confederation was that it limited too much of the power of the central government. This game all states the ability to act as their own government. This caused much fighting between the states.
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.
The State Government had too much power
Because the Articles of confederation didn't give the government too much power. If you didn't know what an anti-federalist is, they are people at the constitutional convention who didn't want the federal government to have too much power.
they gave the government too little power
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.
central government had the power to declare war and negotiate peace
States had more power. They did not want the federal government to have too much power like Britain/Parliament. What couldn't Congress do under the Articles of Confederation? Congress couldn't regulate trade or collect taxes.
The federal government under the Articles of Confederation did not have much direct power over the states. It could not directly tax any commerce, or regulate trade, and did not have a provision for a national army. There was also no chief executive.