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Fears were:

1. The citizens would think that the federal government was too strong, therefore being too much like the Great Britain they had just escaped from.

2. If the federal government held all the power, then the states would become dictated, and the states wouldn't have enough freedom.

3. This resulted in the states having too much power and not giving enough money to the federal government when in need.

Luckily, a few Founding Fathers fixed that...like George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and so on...

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What was Roger Sherman's opinion on changing the articles of confederation?

he thought that the articles of confederation were fine and were decently handled ^^ his view at first. then when he got to the constitutional convention, he saw the flaws/weaknesses in the articles and took on a more anti-fed view.


What was the major flaw of the Articles of Confederation?

slavery, drugs and animals


Why did the delegates want to write a new plan instead of making changes to the Articles of Confederation?

i thought it was that James Madison made up the Virginia plan because he thought it was better. Then the delegates saw that the plan would be better if revised so both sides of the conflict gets what they want.


Why was the Articles of Confederation not working?

There were several flaws to the Articles of Confederation.There was no executive branch, meaning that there couldn't be a leader to guide the countryThere were 13 different currencies, which would be extremely difficult to trade with.Difficult to ally: In order for foreign countries to ally with the United States, they had to sign 13 treaties, from all the colonies.In order to amend the article, there had to be a unanimous vote.Optional taxation: Nobody wants to pay taxes, so they didn't. The government began to lose money and couldn't support itself.Weak central government: The federal government could not control the states as states were more powerful than the federal.


Limitations of the Articles of Confederation?

I'm sure your textbook addresses that question is some detail but the two biggest ones were the lack of taxing authority and the lack of an executive authority. Because it could not levy taxes the congress could not raise its own money for national purposes. It could only ask the states for money and they often refused to give it. Because there was no executive the congress could not enforce whatever laws it passed. The states could, and did, ignore them if they wanted to. With that kind of weakness it was very difficult to get anything done. Michael Montagne you need boobs too

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Name 3 flaws in the articles of the confederation?

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A conference held to analyze perceived flaws in the Articles of Confederation were?

Annapolis Convention.


What was roger Sherman's opinion on the articles of confederation?

he thought that the Articles of Confederation were fine and were decently handled ^^ his view at first. then when he got to the constitutional convention, he saw the flaws/weaknesses in the articles and took on a more anti-fed view.


What were the flaws of Articles of Confederation?

Flaws of the Articles of Confederation: Denied a centralized national government; it denied it the power to tax or to regulate trade, not only between the United States and other nations, but also between the states. The Articles of Confederation were meant to put States' Rights over the rights of the National GovernmentThe greatest flaw of the Articles of Confederation was that all the power belonged to the states. For example: the U.S. federal government had debts to repay but had no means of enforcing or raising taxes in the states. Furthermore the articles made it nearly impossible to amend the Articles themselves so no problems no matter how glaring could be fixed.


What were the flaws of the articles of confederation?

Flaws of the Articles of Confederation: Denied a centralized national government; it denied it the power to tax or to regulate trade, not only between the United States and other nations, but also between the states. The Articles of Confederation were meant to put States' Rights over the rights of the National GovernmentThe greatest flaw of the Articles of Confederation was that all the power belonged to the states. For example: the U.S. federal government had debts to repay but had no means of enforcing or raising taxes in the states. Furthermore the articles made it nearly impossible to amend the Articles themselves so no problems no matter how glaring could be fixed.


What was Roger Sherman's opinion on changing the articles of confederation?

he thought that the articles of confederation were fine and were decently handled ^^ his view at first. then when he got to the constitutional convention, he saw the flaws/weaknesses in the articles and took on a more anti-fed view.


Why were people against the original constitution?

If you mean the Articles of Confederation, then they weren't very good laws. One said that the bigger states pay less tax, because of all the people supposedly there. But, say they weren't. The smaller states were being treated unfairly. Then the people who wrote the Articles of Confederation saw their flaws and wrote the Constitution.


Was there a constitution before the constitution?

AnswerNo... the whole reason for the constitution was to create order where there was none.AnswerThe Articles of Confederation preceded the Constitution, but contained some flaws that would have lead to problems running the government.


What are 3 flaws in the article of confederation?

1) It had no power of national taxation.2) No power to control trade.3)Provided for a comparatively weak executive.http://www.constitutionfacts.com/index.cfm?section=articles&page=intro.cfm


What was the major flaw of the Articles of Confederation?

slavery, drugs and animals


Why did the delegates want to write a new plan instead of making changes to the Articles of Confederation?

i thought it was that James Madison made up the Virginia plan because he thought it was better. Then the delegates saw that the plan would be better if revised so both sides of the conflict gets what they want.


Why did the delegates want to write a new plan instead of making changes to the article of Confederation?

The delegates to the Constitutional Convention believed that the flaws in the Articles of Confederation were two numerous and two deep to be remedied by making superficial changes to the document. The biggest issue in the delegates' opinion was the weakness of the federal government under the Articles of Confederation. As a result, in the US Constitution of 1789, the federal government has many more expanded powers.