Articles of Confederation
Advantages and Disadvantages
The Many (Dis)advantages With the Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation were obviously designed to protect the rights of state governments because of the weak central government that this document outlined. Explore the rest of the flyer to find out more about the many disadvantages and few advantages provided by the Articles of Confederation.
Disadvantages and/or Weaknesses
National government couldn't enforce laws
National government couldn’t enforce laws so even if ratified, states could ignore them.
National government couldn't tax
The national government couldn't tax.
High approval needed to pass a law
Congress needed 9 out of 13 states approval to pass a law.
Total approval needed to amend laws
Congress needed all 13 states approval to amend a law.
No separation of powers
The central government had a legislative branch, but it didn't have a judicial and/or an executive branch.
No control over trade between states
The weakness of the central government caused the states to suffer economically, especially when each state started taxing one another and hurting trade.
Advantages?
The Articles of Confederation seem to have one advantage: the protection of states rights. Of course, the rights protected by this document do not make a unified nation. These rights allowed states to do whatever they felt like with few consequences, and that doesn't really seem like an advantage at all.
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