MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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Question
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What does the list below represent? ____ congress could not impose taxes on states ____ no executive branch to enforce laws made by congress ____ national government could not declare war ____ states held most of the power, like minting money
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Declaration of Independence
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Articles of Confederation
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U.S. Constitution
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Magna Carta
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -One of the biggest problems was that the national government had no power to impose taxes. To avoid any perception of “taxation without representation, ” the Articles of Confederation allowed only state governments to levy taxes.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Articles of Confederation also outlined a Congress with representation not based on population – each state would have one vote in Congress. Ratification by all 13 states was necessary to set the Confederation into motion.
Detailed explanation-3: -Congress could only ask states to pay taxes. They could not force and collect state taxes. Congress did not want to become too powerful. The country was too poor after the tax policies under British control.
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