The Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

The Articles of Confederation was the charter of the first national government of the United States that was in effect from 1781 until 1789 when it was eventually replaced by the Constitution. The Articles was definitely a necessary step toward democracy but it wasn't a very effective system of government. The Articles of Confederation served as a stepping stone toward the outlining of the democracy that we have today but the central government was overall unsuccessful in …

…American people to deny authority to any central government superior to the legislative bodies of the states. It was a stepping stone toward the separation of power between the three branches of government but this document made it clear that state sovereignty was to be maintained and implied that the confederation consisted of independent states. This however, did not work well in uniting the American people and eventually led to the movement to centralize power.