Article Six in the Constitution describes the federal government's power. It is called the Supremacy Clause because it talks about how federal law is supreme over state.
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Congress couldn’t pass laws because state representatives did not always attend congressional sessions, so the constitution made it a crime for legislators to skip sessions of congress.
There was not enough power given to the Federal Government.
The Articles of Confederation created a weak central government. The Constitution created a strong central government. The Articles did not create an executive branch. Congress was a unicameral legislature. There was no federal court system under the Articles. Congress could not enforce the laws nor levy and collect taxes without the approval of the states, under the Articles. A major weakness under the Articles was its lack of power to regulate trade between the states and with foreign nations.
The articles of confederation gave almost no power to the federal government. They had to ask the states to get anything done. It was not working for building a country. They met and created the US Constitution.