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Each was operating on the assumption that they were sovereign states and could do whatever they pleased on matters within their boundaries. There were no national courts to settle cases between states and individuals from other states. Without an executive there was no one with the power to enforce even the things that had been agreed. Of course they were all correct, a confederacy is a loose union of independent states, of varying good will with each other.

As with all confederacies they were doomed to failure, sooner or later. Confederacies collapse as soon as an issue comes along when no compromise is possible.

Therefore the document creating the Articles of Confederation were going to fail which they did. The proof is when several states agreed to meet in Philadelphia for the purpose of AMENDING THE ARTICLES. Some amendment, the Constitution!

2007-03-19 10:01:30 · answer #1 · answered by bigjohn B 7 · 0 0

what are "those problems?" One issue of the articles was that they didn't actually have any power. The individual states held too much power for anything to get done. Sort of like playing a game where every turn, someone makes a new rule.

2007-03-19 10:02:09 · answer #2 · answered by YE_ 2 · 0 0

they avoided the issue of slavery and when they referred to "men" they meant white men... they basically avoided the issue of slavery and actually women too...

2007-03-19 09:50:58 · answer #3 · answered by T!BB$ 2 · 0 0

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