The Articles of Confederation
The good and the bad
Advantages and Disadvantages of the Articles of Confederation
Advantages
- There was a unified army for the U.S
- A legislature was set up- Each State had one vote
- Foreign countries were dealt with on behalf of the states
- National government could not enforce laws within the states
- 9 out of the 13 states had to approve a law in order for it to pass
- No executive or judicial branches
- Economy is bad!----> States could tax one another
The Articles of Confederation was created with a weak central government because there was no way to enforce the laws created by government officials, therefore the order within the states was lacking. Everyone/every state could pretty much do whatever pleased them.