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The States
True. Under the Articles of Confederation the government had no power to collect taxes.
The central government was more limited under the Articles Of Confederation than under the Constitution. People did not trust the government to have too much power. It looks like they were right.
The Articles of Confederation created a loose union of the States. Each state was essentially independent. There was no real Federal Government under the Articles. Nearly all business of government was conducted by the states, including taxation and defense.
The states
The States
the state
True. Under the Articles of Confederation the government had no power to collect taxes.
The states actually had the most power under the Articles of Confederation. This did not prove workable for the federal government, and this eventually led to the Constitutional Convention.
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pass laws
Power was focused primarily with the states.
The central government was more limited under the Articles Of Confederation than under the Constitution. People did not trust the government to have too much power. It looks like they were right.
The Articles of Confederation created a loose union of the States. Each state was essentially independent. There was no real Federal Government under the Articles. Nearly all business of government was conducted by the states, including taxation and defense.
The 13 State Governments held nearly all of the power under the Articles of Confederation.
central government had the power to declare war and negotiate peace