Question

Select four weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

They could not contribute any positive laws to the government.
They served as the government that brought on the Revolutionary War.
Congress had no power to collect taxes.
Equal voting power in Congress led to jealousies between states.
The executive branch held too much power.
Congress had no power to control trade.
There was no system of national courts.
There was no voting power for small states.

Answer 1

Congress had no power to collect taxes

They could not contribute any positive laws to the government

The Executive branch help too much power

There was no system of national courts

i think

Answer 2

I believe the answer is:

Congress had no power to collect taxes

They could not contribute any positive laws to the government

The Executive branch help too much power

There was no system of national courts

These weaknesses of Articles of Confederation made it really hard for the federal government to control the states that are unwilling to cooperate with the country's national program. Because of this, the Federalists at that time propose several amendments to fix these weaknesses.