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The articles of confederation had thirteen articles, in short the second article meant that the state governments had powers which were not mentioned in the Articles of Confederation.  e.g they state government could tax their citizens.

The article of confederation created a national government that was composed of congress, it had the power to appoint military officers, declare war, make alliances, appoint ambassadors etc but the states had the power to tax their respective citizens.

The inability of congress to impose taxes was the biggest problem of the national government, so to pay for it expenses the national government had to take money from the states.

And it was one of the a major weakness of national government because it could not draft or form a military during shays rebellion as it did not have money.

When The Leaders of US get the chance to set up their own government as the new United States, they were mostly focused on trying to avoid what they had perceived as abuses wrought by an overly-powerful government(Britain). Hence they come up with Articles of Confederation.

Articles of Confederation: It comprised the United States’ first constitution, lasting from 1776 until 1789. The Articles established a weak central government and placed most powers in the hands of the states.

Article 2 of  the Articles of Confedration says: "Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not by this Confederation expressly delegated to the United States, in Congress assembled.

The Problem with the Article 2 is as follows:

  • This article created a confederacy, in which states considered themselves independent entities linked together for limited purposes, such as national defense.
  • State governments had the sovereignty to rule within their own territories. The national government had few powers.
  • This not only made Central Government weak, but also to raise money or soldiers, it could only request that the states provide what was needed.

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