· There was only a unicameral legislature so there was no separation of powers.
· The central government was to weak since the most of the power was in the hands of the states
· The congress did not have the power to tax anything, which meant they could never put there finances in order
· Also even if you wanted to change the Articles you would have to get a unanimous approval of the states which was impossible
· For any major laws to pass 9 out of the 13 states would have to agree on it which was very difficult
· Congress did not have the power to commerce, which caused competition between states and
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