Matching Pairs Articles of Confederation Part 1Online version First Plan of Government for America by Stephanie Ganser 1 No power to stop states from conducting foreign affairs 2 trade within a state 3 Interstate commerce 4 no national court system resulted in 5 14 currencies in the US 6 National government had no power to regulate interstate commerce 7 National government had no power to tax 8 No national executive branch resulted in Could not enforce national laws; no head of state (leader) intrastate commerce 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 no way to interpret/ apply laws; no way to settle disputes 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.