Question

Which of these was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

A. The government could not negotiate treaties.
B. The government had too much power.
C. The government had no power to make taxes.

Answer 1

A weakness of the Articles of Confederation was C. The government had no power to make taxes. The only branch of government was the legislative Congress, and since they were unable to make states do anything they didn't want to, the federal government was not powerful.

Answer 2

C. The government had no power to make taxes.