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What did hamilton imply were the weaknesses of the present system of government under the articles of confederation

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Let me give you a more complete help here: There were many weak Facts in the articles of confederation and Hamilton saw the next weaknesses:
- there was only one vote per state, regardless of its size
- No power to regulate commerce or trade between the states, each state could put taxes on trade btwn states
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national government didn't have power to tax. Revenue comes from states
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Couldn't force states to obey its laws and taxation was ignored because they could not be enforced
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No national army or navy
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No national courts
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Each state has own paper money
- There was no president so there were
lacked strength and solid leader
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No power to raise money to pay for action against border encroachments
I hope this can help you better
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