The Articles of Confederation orformally the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was the first Constitution. And has beensuperseded by the current one
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress required the approval of nine out of the thirteen states to pass most legislation. This requirement made it challenging to enact laws and govern effectively, as achieving consensus among the states was often difficult. Additionally, certain actions, such as amending the Articles, required unanimous consent from all thirteen states.
Under the Articles of Confederation, a law could be passed with the 3/4 majority of the states' delegates voting in favor. At the time of the confederation, there were 13 states, so in order to pass a law, there needed to be 9 states voting in favor of it.
All 13 states had to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
The Articles' weakness was that they gave the federal government so little power that it couldn't keep the country united. The Articles were abandoned for the Constitution.The Articles of confederation did not give the federal government the power to taxThe Articles of confederation did not have an executive branch in other words no presidentThe Articles of Confederation did not have a judicial branch to resolve disputes and set policy.It was very difficult to pass laws under the Articles of Confederation 9/13 of the states had to agree and almost impossible to revise the Articles the need every state to agree in order to make a change.
The weakest part of the Articles of Confederation was the need for 12 states to pass a law and all 13 to change the Constitution.
To pass laws all states need to agree
The Articles of Confederation orformally the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was the first Constitution. And has beensuperseded by the current one
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Under the Articles of Confederation, a law could be passed with the 3/4 majority of the states' delegates voting in favor. At the time of the confederation, there were 13 states, so in order to pass a law, there needed to be 9 states voting in favor of it.
All 13 states had to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
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The Articles' weakness was that they gave the federal government so little power that it couldn't keep the country united. The Articles were abandoned for the Constitution.The Articles of confederation did not give the federal government the power to taxThe Articles of confederation did not have an executive branch in other words no presidentThe Articles of Confederation did not have a judicial branch to resolve disputes and set policy.It was very difficult to pass laws under the Articles of Confederation 9/13 of the states had to agree and almost impossible to revise the Articles the need every state to agree in order to make a change.
A unanimous vote was required to amend the articles but only a 2/3 majority (9/13) to pass any law.
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