Weaknesses of the AoC

Which was a weakness of the Articles?

• In The Articles, each state only had one vote regardless of their population.

• The Articles allowed the President to have too much power over the states.

• The Articles required states to pay high taxes to the central government.

• The Articles gave Congress the power to regulate trade between the states.

How did the Constitution address the weakness of representation for the states?

• The Constitution established a bicameral legislature.

• The Constitution allowed each state to have only one representative in Congress.

• The Constitution gave all legislative power to the President.

• The Constitution eliminated the need for a national legislature.

Weakness #2: No Executive Branch was a weakness of the Articles because:

• There was no one to enforce the laws passed by Congress.

• It made the government too powerful.

• It allowed states to ignore national laws without consequence.

• It created too many leaders at once.

How did the Constitution address the weakness of No Executive Branch?

• By creating a President

• By abolishing the federal government

• By giving all power to the states

• By eliminating the executive branch

Weakness #3: No Judicial Branch was a weakness of the Articles because:

• there was no national court system to resolve disputes between states

• it allowed the president to have too much power

• it made it easy to collect taxes from the states

• it created a strong central government

Passing Laws: Why was this a weakness of the Articles?

• Requiring nine out of thirteen states to pass laws made passing laws difficult, and allowed a minority of states to win on a vote.

• It allowed the President to veto any law passed by Congress which made things too slow.

• It gave too much power to the federal government over the states.

• It required all states to have the same population.

How did the Constitution address this weakness of passing laws?

• The Constitution created a lawmaking process that allowed a simple majority through both chambers of Congress and approval from the president.

• The Constitution allowed each state to veto any federal law it disagreed with.

• The Constitution required unanimous consent from all states to pass any law.

• The Constitution gave the president the sole power to make laws without Congress.

Why was No Power to Tax a weakness of the Articles?

• Congress did not have the money to raise an army or provide essential services.

• Congress had too much power over the states and could force them to pay taxes.

• The Articles allowed the President to make laws without Congress.

• The Articles required all states to have the same laws and government structure.

How did the Constitution address this weakness of not being able to tax?

• The Constitution addressed this weakness by giving Congress the power to collect taxes equally from each state.

• The Constitution addressed this weakness by allowing states to print their own money.

• The Constitution addressed this weakness by eliminating the federal government’s power to regulate trade.

• The Constitution addressed this weakness by requiring unanimous consent for all amendments.

Weakness #6: No Regulation of Commerce Why was this a weakness of the Articles?

• Congress could not stop trade wars, unfair trade, and different currencies between states.

• Congress could easily enforce taxes on all states.

• Congress had the power to regulate all state laws.

• Congress could appoint a national leader without any approval.