Question: Strength 1

Answer: Congress could declare war, and start an army and navy

Question: Strength 2

Answer: They could make peace and sign treaties

Question: Strength 3

Answer: They can borrow money

Question: Strength 4

Answer: They can organize a post office

Question: Weakness 1

Answer: They had no power to draft soldiers

Question: Weakness 2

Answer: They had no power to enforce treaties

Question: Weakness 3

Answer: They couldn’t raise taxes to pay borrowed money back

Question: Weakness 4

Answer: They had no chief executive (president)

Question: Weakness 5

Answer: They had no national court system

Question: Weakness 6

Answer: They had no power to regulate interstate commerce (trade)