NO CHIEF EXECUTIVE One of the features of the AOC was that the government had no chief executive, such as a president or king. As a result, the government.

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NO CHIEF EXECUTIVE One of the features of the AOC was that the government had no chief executive, such as a president or king. As a result, the government under the Articles suffered from a lack of leadership since there was no single leader. What experiences from 1763 to 1776 would have made Americans fearful of a president or King? Why then do you think this feature was included in the AOC?

LAWS NEEDED APPROVAL BY 9 OF 13 STATES One of the features of the AOC was that new laws needed to be approved by 9 of 13 states. This was included in the AOC because the delegates of Congress wanted to protect the rights of states and did want the central government to be too powerful. With this feature, new laws would have to be agreeable to 9 of 13 states instead of a simple majority of 7. What problems do you think this feature might have created?

Congress did not have power to tax citizens, it could only request money from states One feature of the AOC was that Congress did not have the power to tax its citizens directly; instead, it could only request money from the states. This created financial problems because states often did not pay what was requested of them by the federal government What experiences from would have made Americans unwilling to allow Congress to tax citizens directly? Why, then, do you think this feature was included in the AOC?

One feature of the AOC was that Congress did not have the power to draft men into the Continental Army; instead, it could only request states to send men into military service. The delegates to the Continental Congress were fearful that a federal government with a powerful army might take away the rights of citizens, as the British army had done to them. What possible problems do you think this feature might have created?

One feature of the AOC was there was no national court system. Instead each state had its own court system. Disputes between states had to be settled in one of the states’ courts. The delegates to the Continental Congress provided no national court system because they believed that a national court may be unfair to the rights of states. What possible problems do you think this feature might have created?

One feature of the AOC was that any amendments, or changes, to the Articles required approval of all 13 states. This made changes to the Articles nearly impossible-any single state could prevent a change that the rest of the nation wanted. Why, then, do you think this feature was included in the AOC?

One of the features of the AOC was that Congress did not have the power to collect state debts (money owed) to the federal government. The delegates to the Continental Congress wanted to ensure that the federal government could not force states to pay for things that states did not want What possible problem do you think this feature might have created?

One feature of the AOC was that Congress did not have the power to settle disputes among states. The articles guaranteed that each state would keep its individual power, freedom, and independence. As a result, Congress did not have the power to help states work out conflicts among them, and states became increasingly disunited. Why, then, do you think this feature was included in the AOC?