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The weaknesses of the AOC would lead to many problems that would not be able to be fixable under the current government. What could have been done to improve the weaknesses of the AOC would be to make government more equal or give someone to be in charge, like a president. They also could have given everyone equal power. They could have asked the states what they would want and come to an agreement.

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What is the Articles of Confederation?   

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What is the Articles of Confederation?   

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The Articles of Confederation is a document that congress drafted, it said that congress would become the single branch of the national government but it had limited powers to protect the liberties of the people. It was passed by congress in November of 1777.

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The strengths of the AOC were good for the government and they did some good things for the states. The strengths also helped with wars and treaties. It helped establish the Northwest Ordinance and different departments. The strengths of the AOC actually helped do some things with government and other territories.

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The weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation are...
- the government didn't have a president
- the government didn't have a national court system
- states could ignore federal laws
- congress couldn't regulate trade
- congress could't levy taxes
- congress couldn't pass laws easily because they needed 9 out of 13 states to vote on it
- there was no executive official
- the AOC couldn't be changed without a unanimous vote
- government couldn't control trade between states
- there was no stable national currency
- government couldn't pay its debts

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The strengths of the Articles of Confederation are...
- congress could settle conflicts among states
- issue coins
- borrow money
- make treaties with other countries and Native Americans                          - could ask the states for money and soldiers
- it was the first written agreement
- it was the first constitution to the U.S

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The AOC overall was that the representatives of the 13 states gathered and agreed to create a confederacy called the United Sates of America. This would have each state maintains it's own sovereignty and all rights to govern. But, the AOC of course did have many weaknesses and it was not working out. Because of this, men met at the constitutional convention to rewrite the AOC. But they ended up throwing it away and writing the U.S Constitution