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