Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation by Nate Whitaker https://padlet.com/natwhitaker/b5sjgs0u65elof9o en-us 2022-12-09 13:07:47 UTC 2024-08-02 16:13:05 UTC hello@padlet.com No central leadership/executive branch natwhitaker https://padlet.com/natwhitaker/b5sjgs0u65elof9o/wish/2415587471 One big flaw of the Articles of Confederation is that there was no central leadership or executive branch. This meant that there was no President, Cabinet, or any other leaders at the head of state to help guide the nation.]]> 2022-12-09 13:11:14 UTC https://padlet.com/natwhitaker/b5sjgs0u65elof9o/wish/2415587471 Congress had no power to tax natwhitaker https://padlet.com/natwhitaker/b5sjgs0u65elof9o/wish/2415588651 Another weakness of the Articles of Confederation is that Congress did not have the power to tax states in order to fund services, infrastructure, etc.]]> 2022-12-09 13:12:21 UTC https://padlet.com/natwhitaker/b5sjgs0u65elof9o/wish/2415588651 No national court system/judicial branch natwhitaker https://padlet.com/natwhitaker/b5sjgs0u65elof9o/wish/2415667193 Another weakness of the Articles of Confederation is that there was no national court system or judicial branch. This meant there was no Supreme Court, or any supreme order in the nation. It all boiled down to local courts, which in most cases, did not have enough funding. ]]> 2022-12-09 14:21:59 UTC https://padlet.com/natwhitaker/b5sjgs0u65elof9o/wish/2415667193 Congress had no power to enforce its laws natwhitaker https://padlet.com/natwhitaker/b5sjgs0u65elof9o/wish/2415670165 Another weakness of the Articles of Confederation is that Congress did not have power to enforce its laws. This could have led to unrest in the nation.]]> 2022-12-09 14:24:31 UTC https://padlet.com/natwhitaker/b5sjgs0u65elof9o/wish/2415670165 Congress had no power to regulate trade natwhitaker https://padlet.com/natwhitaker/b5sjgs0u65elof9o/wish/2415889189 Another weakness with the Articles of Confederation was that Congress did not have the ability to regulate trade. With no executive power in place, neither did the head of state. This meant that trade was either not prevalent or existent in the nation, or too many exports/imports were sent and received. ]]> 2022-12-09 17:45:54 UTC https://padlet.com/natwhitaker/b5sjgs0u65elof9o/wish/2415889189 Changes to the Articles would require unanimous consent from the 13 states natwhitaker https://padlet.com/natwhitaker/b5sjgs0u65elof9o/wish/2415891289 A final weakness the Articles had was that if changes were to be made to the document, consent derived from the 13 states would be required and unanimous (fully in agreement). Because of the divisive nature of the Articles, this could be nearly impossible to reach.]]> 2022-12-09 17:48:16 UTC https://padlet.com/natwhitaker/b5sjgs0u65elof9o/wish/2415891289 natwhitaker https://padlet.com/natwhitaker/b5sjgs0u65elof9o/wish/2417101458 2022-12-12 00:09:18 UTC https://padlet.com/natwhitaker/b5sjgs0u65elof9o/wish/2417101458