When writing the Articles of Confederation the founders were fearful that if one delegate had too much power the entire democratic system would fall apart, therefore they did not include a chief executive. While this fear was well grounded in history, after all the Roman Republic fell after Julius Caesar took advantage of his powers as Consul and Dictator, without a chief executive the congress was often deadlocked. Because the national government only consisted of a congress and this congress could not agree on major decisions, government barely functioned. In addition, the lack of a national court meant that disagreements between states had to be resolved without an impartial court
When writing the Articles of Confederation the founders were fearful that if one delegate had too much power the entire democratic system would fall apart, therefore they did not include a chief executive. While this fear was well grounded in history, after all the Roman Republic fell after Julius Caesar took advantage of his powers as Consul and Dictator, without a chief executive the congress was often deadlocked. Because the national government only consisted of a congress and this congress could not agree on major decisions, government barely functioned. In addition, the lack of a national court meant that disagreements between states had to be resolved without an impartial court