It became obvious that the Articles of Confederaton would not be sufficient to hold the nation together.
1) Under the Articles there was only a unicameral legislature so that there was no separation of powers.
2) The central government under the Articles was too weak since the majority of the power rested with the states.
3) Congress, under the Articles, did not have the power to tax which meant that they could never put their finances in order.
4) In order to change or amend the Articles, unanimous approval of the states was required which essentially meant that changes to the Articles were impossible.
5) For any major laws to pass they had to be approved by 9 or the 13 states which proved difficult to do so that even the normal business of running a government was difficult.
6) Congress did not have the power to regulate commerce which caused competition between states as well as diplomatic issues
The U.S. Constitution The Articles of Confederation was too weak so they scrapped it and wrote the constitution.
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The constitution replaced the articles of confederation. The us constitution is what Americans should always live by.
On June 21,1788, the Articles of Confederation was replaced by the Constitution of the United States. Actually it was 1787
No they are not the same. The Articles of Confederation didn't provide the power for the government to collect taxes, for example. No, they "were" not the same* *Different author from the first paragraph.
The Articles of Confederation.
The U.S. Constitution The Articles of Confederation was too weak so they scrapped it and wrote the constitution.
Articles
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The constitution replaced the articles of confederation. The us constitution is what Americans should always live by.
From taxes
On June 21,1788, the Articles of Confederation was replaced by the Constitution of the United States. Actually it was 1787
Articles of Confederation
December 1777
The Articles of Confederation were the first constitution of the United States, but they were replaced by the current Constitution in 1789. Therefore, the Articles of Confederation are no longer valid as the governing document of the United States.
The US Constitution. The Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation in the late 18th century.
The Article of confederation came AFTER the revolution and was replaced by the constitution.