Which branch of government existed under the articles of confederation?

Answer 1

The simple answer is "legislative", though more appropriately "Congress". This is, however, slightly misleading. The Articles of Confederation set up a government with ONLY one body, a unicameral (one-house) Congress, so it's hardly proper to speak of a "branch". Rather ALL governmental functions it had - legislative, executive or judicial - divided amongst three branches under the Constitution, rested with this body. Nonetheless, the Congress was primarily a LEGISLATIVE body, comprised of a delegation from each state (the delegation of each state could have from two to seven members, though each delegation only had ONE vote in the body's deliberations). Congress did also have some executive and judicial [Article 9] functions, albeit VERY limited ones. This body was essentially a continuation of the Second Continental Congress and functioned in much the same way. (The executive limitations of this government, that is, the lack of authority to ENFORCE [execute!]legislation, esp. to compel the payment of taxes to support the national government, became one of the major arguments for the Constitution with its addition of a separate, and stronger executive. As for taxes, under the Articles Congress [designated "the United States, in Congress assembled"] would determine the taxes due from each state, but it was up to the states' own legislatures to enforce their collection and hand it over to the national government.) See the text of the Articles here: http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/artconf.asp

Answer 2

Legislative Branch.

Answer 3

Judicaial branch lol

Answer 4

legislatiive

Answer 5

Legislative