Articles of Confederation
Advantages and Disadvantages
Advantages
Included a unified army for the states.
Was ale to build and control an army.
Had the ability to deal with foreign countries on behalf of the states.
Was ale to build and control an army.
Had the ability to deal with foreign countries on behalf of the states.
Disadvantages
Couldn't enforce laws so even if ratified, the states could ignore them.
Couldn't tax.
Needed 9 out of 13 states approval to pass a law.
Needed all 13 in order to amend a law.
No executive or judicial branch.
Caused states to suffer economically especially when states started taxing one another.
Couldn't tax.
Needed 9 out of 13 states approval to pass a law.
Needed all 13 in order to amend a law.
No executive or judicial branch.
Caused states to suffer economically especially when states started taxing one another.