WEAKNESSES OF THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION  Congress could not enact and collect taxes  Congress could not regulate interstate or foreign trade  Each state had only one vote in Congress, regardless of population  One out of 13 states needed to agree to pass any law  Articles could be amended only if all states approved  There was no executive branch to enforce laws of Congress  There were 13 separate states that lacked national unity  There was no national court system to settle legal disputes
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