So long as any individual state has power to defeat the measures of the other 12 our pretended union is but a name and our confederation a cobweb

Question

What fundamental problem did Noah Webster see in the articles of confederation

Answer 1

Noah Webster saw the fundamental problem in the Articles of Confederation as the lack of central authority and the ability of individual states to undermine national laws or decisions. He believed that this weakened the concept of a united nation and rendered the confederation ineffective in achieving its intended purpose.