The Articles of Confederation
Advantages and Disadvantages
Advantages
- Unified army
- Legislature- each state had one vote
- Build and control an army
- Ability to deal with foreign countries on behalf of the states
Disadvantages
- National government couldn't enforce laws
- They couldn't tax
- They needed 9 out of 13 states to pass a law
- They needed all 13 states to amend a law
- There was no executive or judicial branch