Describe some of the problems under the Articles of Confederation that led to the drafting of a new constitution. Why were the Articles deemed inadequate for governing the United States during peacetime

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Araceli Rollins

25 January, 22:46

Describe some of the problems under the Articles of Confederation that led to the drafting of a new constitution. Why were the Articles deemed inadequate for governing the United States during peacetime

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Ryan Harrison · Answer 1

The major weakness under the Articles of Confederation is its inability to impose its decisions and laws on states and due to this the national government could not tax citizens directly and there were no funds to pay debts and finance the government.

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Articles of Confederation is the first constitution in United state written in 1776 and lasted until 1789, it placed most power in the hand of the state government, there was no executive nor judiciary. The government had not much funds to employ and empower their military because it only depends on states for funds. The national government had to wait for the approvals of the states to implement laws. With all this challenges the national government has to draft new constitution.