Major problems 1. financial: no ability to tax citizens directly; congress could not prevent states from issuing their own currencies. 2. trade: commercial warfare among states, but congress could not regulate trade between the states or with other nations (threatening to a national market). 3. international: lacking a strong executive and with little authority over states, the congress could not negotiate effectively with foreign countries. uk threat. 4. legislative paralysis: each state had equal representation in a unicameral congress, and most laws required a majority of 9 out of 13. amendment required unanimous support of all states. 5. institutional weakness: congress itself had to handle all administration by committees due to lack of executive branch; no judiciary to handle conflicts among states or enforce national laws. 6. rebellions at the state level: shay’s rebellion; "cheap money"; "stay acts" preventing farm foreclosure; other "attacks on contract." threatening to stable property rights and economic also class power of elites?