Which of the following was a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
Select one:
A. The national government lacked the ability to tax
B. The government signed a treaty of alliance with France in 1778
C. The government negotiated an end to the American Revolution
D. The government gave citizens of all states the same rights
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A major weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that Congress could not tax. Congress could only request that taxes be submitted. This is a big weakness because tax money IS needed to do things like fund a military and provide much-needed services for the country.
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A major weakness of the Articles of Confederation was:
A)The National government lacked the ability to collect taxes.
Reason:
a) The Article of taxes did not allow congress to collect the taxes.
b) The National government had no power to impose or collect taxes.
c) The major reason for this was to avoid any taxation without a proper representation.
d) Article of confederation only allowed the state government to collect taxes.
e) Due to this the National Government went underfunded as many states were negligent.
f) After that the Article of confederation was failed due to many other reasons.
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