Question

Select the FOUR weaknesses of the national government under the Articles of Confederation.

no national legislatureno executive branchno authority to deal with foreign governmentsno power to levy taxesno national court systemlarge states wanted more voting power than small states

Answer 1

What?

Answer 2

1) Under the Articles there was only a unicameral legislature so that there was no separation of powers. 2) The central government under the Articles was too weak since the majority of the power rested with the states. 3) Congress, under the Articles, did not have the power to tax which meant that they could never put their finances in order. 4) In order to change or amend the Articles, unanimous approval of the states was required which essentially meant that changes to the Articles were impossible

Answer 3

The federal government had no executive or judicial branch, did not collect taxes directly, had less power than the states, did not control the armies, and was in severe debt.

the main weakness was that it was not held accountable to anyone. it allowed for absolute power in the future and threatened to control the ppl against their will. this is why we have the executive, judicial and legislative branches in our gov.