Question

Which of the following best describes the government under the Articles of Confederation?

1 The state governments were much weaker than the national government.
2 The United States government was a loose union of 13 separate states.
3 The United States established a strong central government.
4 The United States government had three co-equal branches of government.

Answer 1

The Articles of Confederation created a national government composed of a Congress, which had the power to declare war, appoint military officers, sign treaties, make alliances, appoint foreign ambassadors, and manage relations with Indians. ... Under the Articles, the states, not Congress, had the power to tax.