Flaws of the Articles of Confederation
Flaw: Congress had no power to draft soldiers into military service
Congress could only request states to send men to fight, this left a shortage in defense.
Flaw: Goverment had no power to settle disputes between state
arguments between states could not be solved fairly and states became increasingly disunited disunited.
Flaw: no national court system
disputes had to be settled in a single states court creating arguments.
Flaw: Congress had no power to tax the citizens
states did not pay what was requested of them by the government, this created problems (getting out of debt, funding projects).
Flaw: no Executive Branch of government
the government under the articles of confederation suffered from lack of leadership
Flaw: all states had to agree to make amendments to the articles
this made changes of the articles almost impossible
Flaw: new laws needed 9/13 states approval
this made creation of laws very difficult to create