Negative vs. Positive
Articles of Confederation
Negative
- national government couldn't enforce laws
- couldn't tax
- needed 9 of 13 states to pass a law
- needed all 13 states to amend a law
Positive
- including a unified army for the states
- set up a legislature where each state had one vote
- was able to build and control an army
- had the ability to deal with foreign countries on behalf of the states