Could not make changes without the support of all thirteen states
Explanation:
The article of confederation is a binding policy or law which guides the confederate states in US. This was enacted in-order to protect the smaller states from the influence and decision of the bigger states. <em>In order to acheive this, the Articles empowered the Confederation to always seek the support of all the 13 states before an changes could be effected.</em>
The basis of the American economy is a capitalistic environment in which people have a free market to encourage competition and prevent complete control over any one industry. The basis for any persons economy is trade and a free market in which they can buy and they can sell.