What were 2 problems with the Articles of Confederation? Choose 2 answers. Use the excerpt for Question 1 below to help you. (2 points)
(a) the country was ruled by 1 person: The President. The President could make laws and enforce them
(b) Congress couldn't tax states. It could ask states for money, but the states didn't have to pay
(c) If Congress passed a law, at least 9 out of 13 states had to approve the law. Even if the law was approved states could ignore it
(b) Congress couldn't tax states. It could ask states for money, but the states didn't have to pay
(c) If Congress passed a law, at least 9 out of 13 states had to approve the law. Even if the law was approved states could ignore it
The two problems with the Articles of Confederation were:
(b) Congress couldn't tax states. It could ask states for money, but the states didn't have to pay.
(c) If Congress passed a law, at least 9 out of 13 states had to approve the law. Even if the law was approved, states could ignore it.
To determine the two problems with the Articles of Confederation, we can look at the given excerpt. Let's break down the options:
(a) The excerpt does not mention anything about the country being ruled by 1 person or The President having the power to make and enforce laws. Therefore, this is not one of the problems.
(b) According to the excerpt, Congress couldn't tax states. While it could request money from the states, the states weren't obligated to pay. This demonstrates a problem with the Articles of Confederation, as it limited the ability of the central government to raise revenue.
(c) The excerpt states that for Congress to pass a law, it required the approval of at least 9 out of the 13 states. Additionally, even if a law was approved, states could choose to ignore it. This indicates another problem with the Articles of Confederation - the difficulty in passing and enforcing laws, which weakened the authority of the central government.
Therefore, the two problems with the Articles of Confederation based on the given excerpt are:
(b) Congress couldn't tax states. It could ask states for money, but the states didn't have to pay.
(c) If Congress passed a law, at least 9 out of 13 states had to approve the law. Even if the law was approved states could ignore it.