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The federal government wasn't strong enough. They didn't have any money, plus the fact that they didn't have the power to tax the states. The best they could do is ask the states for money, and it was up to the states to give it to them. Sometimes the states refused to donate, and the government couldn't do anything about it. The government also couldn't regulate trade.

There also wasn't a national judicial system, nor an executive branch. All they had was congress, where each state got one vote. To add amendments, all the states had to be unanimous.

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