Articles of Confederation
By: Michelle Saldana
Strengths
- Created a unified army for the states
- Set up a legislature
- Each state had one vote in the legislature
- Could build and control an army
- Could deal with foreign countries on behalf of the states
Weaknesses
- Could not enforce laws
- Could not tax
- 9 out of 13 states needed to pass a law
- All 13 states needed to amend a law
- No Executive or Judicial branch