Too much power was given to the states, too little power was given to Congress, and no primary leader was appointed. The people were afraid of a “chief executive who would rule tyrannical. In turn, the Articles of Confederation were written to where the “president” was no more than the chairman at meetings with the Continental Congress. Without an executive branch, there was no one to enforce any acts passed by Congress, the states could, and did, ignore the majority of the rules Congress attempted to make. The lack of a chief executive created problem s when trying to deal with foreign affairs, as well as threats from the inside and the outside of the confederation. There was no representative to meet with foreign diplomats to make any negotiations and assist in solving
Too much power was given to the states, too little power was given to Congress, and no primary leader was appointed. The people were afraid of a “chief executive who would rule tyrannical. In turn, the Articles of Confederation were written to where the “president” was no more than the chairman at meetings with the Continental Congress. Without an executive branch, there was no one to enforce any acts passed by Congress, the states could, and did, ignore the majority of the rules Congress attempted to make. The lack of a chief executive created problem s when trying to deal with foreign affairs, as well as threats from the inside and the outside of the confederation. There was no representative to meet with foreign diplomats to make any negotiations and assist in solving