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Which of the following was true under the Articles of Confederation? A. Bills required a unanimous vote to become laws. B. Congress could tax the states and individuals, if necessary. C. Amendments could be passed with a majority of states approving. D. Most of the power remained with the states.

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D

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> Letter "D" is the correct option considering the given ones.

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> A: Wrong. Regular complementary/additional bills required 9 states for approval and only altering the own main 13 articles (amendment) required unanimous vote.

B: Wrong. Congress could raise funds and form coallision from the states for specific purposes like war, but could not tax its citizens.

C: Wrong. Amendments as above mentioned would require all 13 states to ratify the proposal.

D: Correct. Strategical public administration functions like managing war, post services, diplomatic issues, court appointment for trials, establish a commander in chief were being delegated to the United States Congress, but the majority of routine functions in public administration would remain with each state.

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