AH7.3 The Bad

States became TOO COMPETITIVE with each other.

• Congress couldn't regulate trade

• No uniform system of currency

• No power of taxation

• Each state had one vote

14 different types of money made trade difficult.

• Congress couldn't regulate trade

• No uniform system of currency

• No power of taxation

•  Impractical amendment process

The Federal government had no way to pay for things.

• Congress couldn't regulate trade

• No uniform system of currency

• No power of taxation

• Inability to deal with threats

States could ignore federal laws.

• No independent judiciary

• No head of foreign affairs

• Inability to deal with threats

• Difficulty passing laws

It was difficult for the USA to communicate with other countries.

• No independent judiciary

• No head of foreign affairs

• Inability to deal with threats

• Difficulty passing laws

The Federal government did not have the power to create a military.

• No independent judiciary

• No head of foreign affairs

• Inability to deal with threats

• Congress can’t regulate trade

LARGE states (population) were angry, because they had the same voting power as small states

• Each state had one vote

• Difficulty passing laws

• Impractical amendment process

• Congress can’t regulate trade

I was too hard to get 9 out of 13 states (70%) to agree on anything.

• Each state had one vote

• Difficulty passing laws

• Impractical amendment process

• Inability to deal with threats

It was nearly impossible to get ALL 100% of states to agree to make any CHANGES to the Constitution.

• Each state had one vote

• Difficulty passing laws

• Impractical amendment process

• No uniform system of currency