Explain The Limitations Of The Us Constitution

The Articles of Confederation were the first constitution of the United States adopted in 1777. However, those articles contained a lot of limitations. One of the limitations of the Articles of Confederation was the inability of the government to collect taxes. Because they could not raise taxes, it was difficult for the government to draft soldiers or to regulate trade. The only way for the government to raise money was by asking the states for funds, which could say "no"; borrowing money from some foreign government or selling western lands. Another limitation of those articles was the lack of power of the government. In fact, in the article 2 of consideration, "Each state retains its power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not by this Confederation, expressly delegated to the United States, in Congress assembled." The Articles of Confederation placed total power in the states' hands. Despite the limitations of the Articles of …show more content…
Another strength of the U.S Constitution in the present day is the amendments. The constitution defends the rights of people, which is crucial. Nevertheless, The United States Constitution has some weaknesses. The first weakness of the Us Constitution is the article 2 section 1; " you must be a natural-born citizen of the United States, must have lived in the United States for at least 14 years, and must be at least 35 years old." I believe that this is a little bit unfair because there could have someone born outside the country, but was a full citizen and completely fit and maybe better than the people who are running for President, but unable to run the presidency it because he was not born in the United