A problem created by the Articles of Confederation is it limited the powers of congress. For example, Congress could not force states to follow laws and trade was not regulated between states since the state had more power than the government, Federalism divided the power between Federal/National government and the states preventing anyone from having total control giving delegation powers such as wars and treaties to the Federal government, the state reserved the rights to regulate education and issue licences, and other powers such as raising powers are shared. Separation of powers prevents any of the three branches of the Federal government from having to much power by giving each branch different jobs and powers. For example, laws are made
