Advantages And Disadvantages Of America's First Constitution

America’s first constitution lacked many crucial ideas that would later shape America into the country it is today. The biggest obstacle that the American people faced was the fear that they would create another out-of-touch, national government. Many individuals believed that the power of the American government should be based from the state governments and that all states should have an equal say. The lack of national government in America’s first constitution led to several limitations such as No power of taxation, lack of central leadership, difficulty passing laws, and each state has only one vote. These are just a few of the major things that the Articles of Confederation lacked. The authority to impose a tax and raise revenue was not