The Articles of Confederation created a government with what characteristics?

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The central idea is that the Articles created a loose national framework where the central government was intentionally weak and the states kept most of their sovereignty. The national government consisted only of a Congress with limited powers; there was no executive or national court, and it could conduct foreign affairs, borrow money, and declare war, but it could not tax or compel states to comply. Revenue and enforcement depended on the states, and any major change required the agreement of all thirteen states, which made action slow or impossible at times. This structure mirrors a weak central authority with limited powers while preserving state sovereignty—the hallmark of the arrangement described.