Effects of the Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation – Flashcards
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EFFECT:
National laws and policies were enforced differently (if at all) in each state.
Weakness:
No executive power
EFFECT:
Each state could interpret national laws as it chose.
Weakness:
No national court system
EFFECT:
The Confederation could not raise funds to pay its debts or implement national laws.
Weakness:
No power to tax
EFFECT:
States became divided from each other as they competed for trade advantages.
Weakness:
No power to regulate interstate trade.
EFFECT:
States became divided from each other when they refused to accept each others currency.
Weakness:
Shared power to coin money with the states
EFFECT:
Limited Confederations ability to act swiftly and decisively.
Weakness:
Supermajority (9 of 13) required to pass major laws.
EFFECT:
States became divided from each other as they competed for foreign trade advantages AND foreign countries lost respect for the United States.
Weakness:
Shared power to conduct foreign affairs with the states.
EFFECT:
States with their own armies saw no need for a federal militia.
Weakness:
Shared power to raise armies with the states.
