A Story of the Ocean
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The Articles of Confederation of the United States of America had many flaws and holes in it. The thirteen states were brought together to ratify the Articles of Confederation. Some of the flaws had to do with not being able to tax, the judicial system, and the states having all to agree to ratify these Articles of Confederation.
The Congress could not pass any laws unless nine out of thirteen states voted in favor for the law. If nine states did not agree to it, it could not become a law. To amend or change the Articles of Confederation it required a unanimous vote of all states. This made it very difficult for the Congress to do anything. They could change this by only a certain amount of the states having to amend, and then they could get further in development.
The Judge only can be removed by a “crime,” committed. This is a problem because the judge may favor one side or another. The Judge may not be doing their job to their full potential. They could try to make it for the Judge does not favor a side and that if they do they will be arrested. This will change it because maybe some innocent people in the past have gone to jail but now if they judge falsely accuses someone they will be arrested and never again judge any other states.
The Congress did not have the power to tax the people of the United States of America. This was a big problem. The Congress could not pay for its services or for the war against Britain. They had to borrow money from other countries to pay for the war. This was a huge problem because the United States became so far in debt that it took years to repay those who lent money. The Congress should have taxed the people for goods because then they would have had money to pay for the war and everything else.
Even though the Articles of Confederation had flaws in it, it still worked out fine with all of the states coming together as one. Without the states coming together, I do not know were we would be today without the Articles of confederation forming into the Constitution. The United States of America would be in ciaos without the Constitution.