Articles of Confederation
Advantages and Disadvantages by Bridget Garner
Definition of Articles of Confederation
This was a written agreement by the thirteen original states in 1787. The Articles of Confederation was a legal symbol of their union by giving the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens.
Strengths of the Articles of Confederation
- Had the ability to deal with foreign countries on behalf of the states
- Was able to build and control and army
- set up a legislature where each state had one vote
- It encourages coordination and corporation between different states and they can settle disputes between the states
Weakness's of the Articles of Confederation
- National government couldn't enforce laws
- national government 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 the states to suffer economically
They created a government with a weak central government because the people wanted to have a say in the government. They didn't want to go back to the government they once were under without having any control.