Confederal

After, the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, thirteen American colonies wanted a government to substitute the British systems they were attempting to takeover. The creation Fathers’ first attempt at such governance was formed around the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation were first proposed at the Second Continental Congress in November 15, 1777 in Philadelphia. They were fully authorized and put into effect in March 1, 1781. Yet there were 3 weaknesses that stood out such as under the Articles there was only a unicameral legislature so that there was no separation of powers, the central government under the Articles was too weak since the majority of the power rested with the states, Congress, under the Articles, did not have the power to tax which meant that they could never put their finances in order.

To begin, one of the weaknesses under the articles had a unicameral legislature, which means to have a single legislative chamber. So, when it came to the unicamerical legislature, there was no separation of power and one vote per state. This meant that it left the 13 states and the central government with no separation of powers.

The states maintained majority of power so this made the central government a bit weak and invaluable. For instance, congress had no power and left all the power to the state. In addition, the government had no court system and also no power to collect taxes, raise an army, or even regulate trade.

The power rested with the states, which meant the states, had the majority of the power and left congress weak because they had little power. This weakness affected the country in a negative way because states could not function well as a single nation.

In conclusion, these 3 weaknesses played a vital role in why the Articles of Confederation failed somewhat and lead to the creation of the U.S Constitution. The Articles were only a unicameral legislature so there was no separation of powers. The central government...