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A weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that the federal government

A. had a powerful army.
B. could not levy taxes.
C. had a strong presidency. End of exam
D. had the sole power to print money.

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B. could not levy taxes

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B. Articles of Confederation was a loose agreement between states. States could levy taxes, but the Federal Government could not. This was a problem because the Federal Government did not have any way to raise money to fight wars or provide services.

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