Originally the Articles of Confederation allowed each state under to govern independently withing its borders. What did it fail to work eventually?
2007-03-12 10:27:29 · 5 answers · asked by KuonA 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
because we are the United States not rogue states.
2007-03-12 10:31:28 · answer #1 · answered by Chino 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Uh, I hate to tell you this, Politically Wrong, but that ain't the only thing you're wrong about....this question has nothing to to with the War Between the States. The Articles of Confederation was a document drawn up by the original 13 colonies prior to the American Revolution, and was replaced in 1878 with the ratification of the US Constitution.
And there's your answer...the AOC didn't "fail to work," the Founding Fathers came up with a document that they thought was better - the Constitution - and adopted it, replacing the AOC.
2007-03-12 17:36:28 · answer #2 · answered by Team Chief 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually it did "fail to work" and here is why:
-nat'l gov't had no power to tax
-nation had no independent leader position
-nat'l gov't could not regulate interstate adn foreign commerce
In the time of peace AOC just was not enough; that's when the need for Constitution came.
2007-03-13 20:27:46 · answer #3 · answered by auka_aqua 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for those of you that don't know, the articles was the document of law BEFORE the constitution...it sounds like some of you think it happened during the civil war...just throwin' it out there..
Answer: it didn't allow the federal government to punish states for disobeying them...no way to collect taxes, it didn't really define a nation, it was more like a few optional "laws" that the states were supposed to follow but didn't really have to.
2007-03-12 17:35:59 · answer #4 · answered by Paulien 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They lost the war...so we went with our ( winners) constitution
2007-03-12 17:31:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋