What principle weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation led to the creation of the Constitution?
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The limited powers granted to the national government by the Articles of Confederation made collecting tax money, passing and enforcing laws, and regulating trade either difficult or impossible, so major changes were necessary.
The limited powers granted to the national government by the Articles of Confederation made collecting tax money, passing and enforcing laws, and regulating trade either difficult or impossible, so major changes were necessary.
The laws passed by the national government under the Articles of Confederation taxed Americans heavily, which angered those who had never wanted to break from Britain, so new laws had to be written.
The laws passed by the national government under the Articles of Confederation taxed Americans heavily, which angered those who had never wanted to break from Britain, so new laws had to be written.
The court system established by the Articles of Confederation did not give any other branch of government the ability to check the power of the judicial branch, and people soon realized that the balance of power needed to be restored.
The court system established by the Articles of Confederation did not give any other branch of government the ability to check the power of the judicial branch, and people soon realized that the balance of power needed to be restored.
The federal system set up by the Articles of Confederation meant that the national government was supreme to the individual state governments, and Americans worried that the country was too much like England.
The federal system set up by the Articles of Confederation meant that the national government was supreme to the individual state governments, and Americans worried that the country was too much like England.