The Articles of Confederation was the original U.S. Constitution which was ratified in 1781. Two of its weaknesses were its inability to levy taxes and regulate trade.
The weakness in the Articles of Confederation was due to it's loose connection of the states, which gave the federal government little power such as the ability to tax. The Articles of Confederation weren't corrected instead The Constitution replaced it, which gave the federal government much more authority and power and strongly united the country.
Several documents were important to the writing of the US Constitution. For example, the Magna Carta, The Articles of Confederation, the Flushing Remonstrance of 1657, The Spirit of the Laws by Montesquieu, John Locke's Two Treatises of Government and Edward Coke's Institutes of the Laws of England.
There were disagreements on almost everything. It was all settled by compromise and a last minute rush to get a document together. The delegates argued over slavery, number of representatives each state would have, the powers of the President, a Bill of Rights, power of the states. There was little agreement on anything except that the articles of confederation were inadequate.
the answer is actually two. The Articles of Confederation was the first constitution of the United States. It was in effect from 1781 to 1789. In 1789, our second (and current) Constitution went into effect after it was ratified by nine of the 13 states.
The ratification of these "Articles" by the thirteen original colonies lead to the formation of the United States. But more important than the formation of the US, was that over two hundred years later, the end result lead to the so called "bush-cheney-rove" disaster. Also know as the first "Oil War". In the end, political scientists and philosophers, began what is known as "The Great Debate On The Value Of The Democratic State".
The weakness in the Articles of Confederation was due to it's loose connection of the states, which gave the federal government little power such as the ability to tax. The Articles of Confederation weren't corrected instead The Constitution replaced it, which gave the federal government much more authority and power and strongly united the country.
This question is nebulously worded and can mean one of two questions: 1) Can an individual today change the words/paragraphs/articles of the Articles of Confederation? -- No. The Articles of Confederation is an historical document. 2) Were the Articles of Confederation, while in use, subject to an amendment process? -- Yes. The Articles could be amended provided that the amendment was passed in all of the State Legislatures.
link two weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation to one of the six Purposes of Government
The Articles of Confederation required unanimous consent of the states for an amendment. Two attempts were made to amend the Articles of Confederation, each one failing by one vote.
Poor Richard's Almanac and the Articles of Confederation are two completely separate, different things.
There were at least two major weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation. The first was that it did not provide enough revenue for the central government and it did not allow for person liberties of the citizens.
link two weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation to one of the six Purposes of Government
The articles did not allow the government to tax its people, thus forcing the government to reley on donations from the states. Also, under the articles there was only a one house legislation which did not satisfy states like Virginia who had a large population. So in the constitution a two house legislature was created, the senate and house of representatives.
Each state was granted two votes
Each state was granted two votes
I believe there were two...
the articles of confederation was America's first gov., that terribly failed because it said every state could print it's own money, there was no system of courts and no main leader.