Question

Which of the following is NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation? Congress did not have the authority to make the states obey the laws. The army and navy were too powerful. It did not set up a standard form of money throughout the states. Congress could not charge taxes.

Answer 1

The army and navy were too powerful is NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation

Answer 2

The correct answer is B) The army and navy were too powerful.

What was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation was "The army and navy were too powerful."

The Articles of Confederation was the first Constitution of the United States. It was written in 1777 but the states ratified it until March 1781. The Articles of Confederation left a weak central government in the figure of a Congress and gave the states the sovereignty and the power to collect money through taxes.