16.)The defect of the Confederation is that the United States has no powers to exact obedience, or punish disobedience to their resolutions.

Which statement summarizes the main idea of this passage?

A.)A Bill of Rights would protect citizens from excessive punishment.

B.)A Bill of Rights would fix the Articles of Confederation.

C.)The confederacy under the Articles of Confederation is too weak.

D.)The government proposed in the U.S. Constitution is too weak.

C?

Right

Yes, C

yes c

To determine the correct answer, let's break down the passage. The passage states that the defect of the Confederation is that the United States has no powers to enforce obedience or punish disobedience to their resolutions. In other words, the passage is highlighting the weakness of the confederacy under the Articles of Confederation.

Given this information, the correct answer is indeed option C: The confederacy under the Articles of Confederation is too weak. This option accurately summarizes the main idea of the passage.