Question

Which answer best explains how the Articles of Confederation set up governmental roles for declaring war?
A. Congress could declare war if needed.
B.The states could declare war if needed.
C.Congress could propose war, but the states voted to approve the war.
D.The states could propose war, but Congress voted to approve the war.

Answer 1

A. Congress could declare war if needed

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is A. During the Articles of Confederation, Congress could declare war if needed.

Explanation:

The Articles of Confederation were the first government document of the United States of America, sanctioned in 1777 after the beginning of the Revolutionary War.

These Articles united the Thirteen Colonies in a Confederation governed by the Continental Congress, which exercised both the executive power and the legislative power of the nation.

The purpose of this form of national organization was the union of the former colonies to carry out the war against Britain, so the Continental Congress had broad powers to declare war, carry it out and conduct foreign relations. In all other matters, its capacity was limited by the powers of each particular state.