What Are The Strengths And Weaknesses Of The Articles Of Confederation

Under the control of the Articles of Confederation, the central government was weak. Congress was a unicameral legislature that made laws. There were no executive or judiciary branches. Some of the weaknesses included that Congress can't pass laws unless nine states supported it, the Articles could not be amended unless all thirteen states approved it, Congress could not collect taxes, and they also could not raise an army. The seventh article states "When land forces are raised by any state, for the common defense, all officers of or under the rank of colonel, shall be appointed by the legislature of each state respectively by whom such forces shall be raised, or in such manner as such state shall direct, and all vacancies shall be filled
up by the state which first made appointment." This means that each of the states has to raise up their own army when the government told them to. The states picked people to be of the rank colonel and below. The problem with this is that the people chosen did not have to have any military training and no official ranking. This could be problematic because if the people in charge of the troops don't know what they are doing, the states could lose many people and lose the battle or war. I would change this article by making the government raise up qualified officers. This would be helpful to the United States so that they could be successful in their battles. That is why I would change the seventh article from the Articles of Confederation.