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What was a big weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

A. congress HAD THE POWER to collect taxes
B. congress COULD NOT pay the country's debts
C. congress CONTROLLED trade between the states
D. congress GRANTED too much power to the executive branch

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Step-by-step explanation:

Congress lacked the authority to levy taxes. Congress lacked the authority to control international and interstate trade. There was no executive branch to carry out any of Congress's laws. There was no such thing as a national judicial system.

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