In what ways was the Confederation Congress ineffective? The Confederation Congress could not tax and thus couldn't raise money. If they needed money, they had to request it from the individual states. Each state maintained their sovereignty, independence, and freedom.
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The Confederation Congress was ineffective because the resulted Articles of Confederation left a weak central government that did not have the power to collect taxes. The states maintained their sovereignty and they indeed were the ones that could raise money through taxation. If the central government needed money, it had to ask for it for the states. The central government only could operate post offices or deal with Native American Indian tribes' issues.
It sought to put steps in place to prevent Congress from taking actions that would lead to high levels of deficits. The GRH act had left room deficit targets.