The Articles of Confederation had several major problems that made it fail. The Articles didn’t give Congress an executive or president and no court system. A central government within the Articles of Confederation had no real power. All of the states maintained most of their power, which made it hard to establish a real government. Governments need power but the government under the Articles hardly had any powers. Without an executive or president there was no central figure or central body to guide decisions or act on behalf of the separate states. Under the Articles of Confederation, …show more content…
There was no national currency in the country, each state had its own money. With no national power to regulate trade in America, that meant each state traded with whichever states and countries they wanted to. For example, South Carolina could decide to trade with and tax Virginia but not trade with Maryland, and they could also trade with other countries without Congress interfering. The states having all of their power and the ability to regulate that power how they wanted could lead to disorganization and issues within America, and Congress would not have the power to prevent problems and fix