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