Articles of Confederation
By: Krista Williams
Advantages
- It Declared War and Peace
- You can coin and borrow money
- You can also operate post offices
- Detail with foreign countries and sign treaties
Disadvantages
- There was no national army or navy
- Each state could issue it's own paper money
- It did not have have the power to tax
- Also no power to enforce laws
- No system of national courts
- The government couldn't force the state to obey laws
Why did the designers created a government with a weak central government?
I believe the designers created a government with a weak central government because they were for one, not with the most money, and for two they wanted to start something and take control over the people