Articles of Confederation- strengths and weaknesses
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Strength 1
Congress could declare war, and start an army and navy
Weakness 8
It was difficult to pass laws, they needed a 2/3 vote
Strength 3
They can borrow money
Strength 4
They can organize a post office
Strength 2
They could make peace and sign treaties
Weakness 3
They couldn't raise taxes to pay borrowed money back
Weakness 4
They had no chief executive (president)
Weakness 5
They had no national court system
Weakness 7
They had no national currency
Weakness 1
They had no power to draft soldiers
Weakness 2
They had no power to enforce treaties
Weakness 6
They had no power to regulate interstate commerce (trade)
Weakness 9
They needed a unanimous vote to change articles
