The national government had no standing military army or rights to taxation.
The National Government’s biggest concern was that the Articles of the Confederation provided for a system of power-sharing between the Federal Government and the States, but it severely limited and compromised the powers of the Central Government in comparison to that of the State Governments. The Federal Government was not given any powers by which it could introduce new bills for taxation or for raising military services to fight the war on behalf of the United States. The Federal Government also did not have any powers to negotiate treaties or dictate foreign policy, which severely compromised the security and sovereignty of the United States. The States were allowed to retain their independence, which meant that they could declare themselves independent of the Union whenever they pleased to. This was eventually perceived to be a threat to the nation.
Further Explanation:
The primary aim of the leaders who fought in the Revolutionary war was to prevent the central government from becoming all-powerful and compromising the regional authority of the states. However, they failed to envisage the importance of a strong federal government, that would be able to legislate on all matters that would assume national importance. A strong federal government was an essential component in a strong sovereign nation, which was the image that the United States was aiming to maintain in the international front. The Articles of Federation had achieved their goals of uniting states into fighting together for the Revolutionary war, however, it was not adequate for the task of nation-building. The economic problems faced by the new nation was imminent, while the Federal Government was largely reliant on both financial and military assistance from the State Governments, who often faltered or were negligible in their payments. This was perceived as a great hindrance to progress and was attempted to be drastically rectified.
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Answer Details:
Grade: High School
Chapter: The making of the U.S. Constitution
Subject: History
Keywords:
The weak federal government, no standing army, dependence on state governments, financial and military assistance, no rights to taxation, no drafting foreign policy, independence of state governments
