Relier Pairs Articles of Confederation Part 1Version en ligne First Plan of Government for America par Stephanie Ganser 1 state vs state conflict 2 National government had no power to regulate interstate commerce 3 14 currencies in the US 4 trade within a state 5 no national court system resulted in 6 National government had no power to tax 7 No power to stop states from conducting foreign affairs 8 Interstate commerce 9 No national executive branch resulted in national treasury was most often empty Congress served as an ad hoc court and resolved the dispute itself States and national government all could make treaties with foreign nations. Could not enforce national laws; no head of state (leader) trade between states intrastate commerce no way to interpret/ apply laws; no way to settle disputes (other than state v state) States charged different prices for the same goods to different states; discrimination among states No state was required to accept another state's currency; no set exchange rate for currency.