|acard Ieature Why th|s was

|nc|uded |n the Art|c|es of Confederat|on oss|b|e rob|em w|th the

feature
A no chlef execuLlve



lL smells llke a klng? lL may
acL llke a klng 8an away
from Lhe 8rlLlsh because of
one
Lack of leadershlp from
cenLral governmenL no slngle
leader for Lhe governmenL
1ld all klngs abuse Lhelr
power
8 Laws needed approval by
nlne of
1he LhlrLeen sLaLes


WanLed Lo proLecL lndlvldual
sLaLes' power
lear of a sLrong cenLral
governmenL
A rebelllon from Lhe oLher
sLaLes because Lhey were noL
lncluded
1Was Lhls Lhe besL way Lo
acL?
C Congress dld noL have
Lhe power
1o Lax clLlzens


ldn'L have power Lo Lax
clLlzens dlrecLly
SLaLes ofLen chose noL Lo pay
Laxes and Lhe federal
governmenL dldn'L have Lhe
funds Lo operaLe effecLlvely
1was Lhls a down fall for Lhelr
form of governmenL?
Congress dld noL have
Lhe power
lear of a cenLral governmenL
wlLh a

When sLaLes needed Lroops
1o drafL an army lL
could only
8equesL Lax money from
Lhe sLaLes
sLrong army LhaL mlghL Lake
away clLlzens'
rlghLs
Lhey could ask oLher sLaLes
buL Lhey had Lhe opLlon Lo say
no
1dld sLaLes have Lo rely on
Lhls Lo make an efflclenL
army?
L no naLlonal courL
sysLem
lear of a cenLral governmenL
wlLh a courL sysLem LhaL
mlghL be unfalr Lo Lhe rlghLs
of sLaLes
no naLlonal courL so people
couldn'L cheaL and be unfalr
1Wouldn'L Lhls make
clLlzens geL away wlLh
more lllegal sLuff?

l Any amendmenLs
(changes) Lo Lhe ArLlcles
musL be approved by all
13
SLaLes
8ecause Lhey needed Lo
show LhaL Lhey were unlLed
and LhaL Lhey needed a
declslon from all
nearly lmposslble Lo make a
change Lo ArLlcles Any one of
Lhe sLaLes could sLop an
amendmenL LhaL of Lhe oLher
sLaLes wanLed
1ld Lhls lead Lo confllcL
beLween Lhe sLaLes?
C Congress dld noL have
Lhe power Lo
CollecL sLaLe debLs owed
lear of a sLrong cenLral
governmenL LhaL could force
sLaLes Lo pay for Lhlngs LhaL
CovernmenL could force
sLaLes Lo do whaLever Lhey
wanL
Lo Lhe
lederal governmenL
Lhey don'L wanL 1Couldn'L oLher sLaLes
rebel?
P Congress dld noL have
Lhe
ower Lo seLLle dlspuLes
among
SLaLes
SLaLes can Lake care of Lhelr
own problems



lspuLes among sLaLes ofLen
could noL be resolved
CreaLed dlsunlLy among
sLaLes
1Pow dld Lhey solve Lhls?