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A regime where the people rather than a monarch hold power and elect representatives is a:Read the answer and worked solution →Under the Articles of Confederation, the powers given to the central government were:Read the answer and worked solution →One specific weakness was that the national government had no power to impose:Read the answer and worked solution →The currency the Confederation issued, which people were reluctant to use, was called the:Read the answer and worked solution →

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A regime where the people rather than a monarch hold power and elect representatives is a:

  1. Republic
  2. Republish
  3. Reprisal
  4. Reprieve
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Correct answer: A. Republic

1. No hereditary ruler holds authority. 2. Elected representatives govern under the rule of law. 3. That regime is a republic. _Source: OpenStax American Government 4e, Chapter 2, The Constitution and Its Origins._

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Under the Articles of Confederation, the powers given to the central government were:

  1. Slightly larger
  2. Severely limited
  3. Steadily lifted
  4. Simply listed
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Correct answer: B. Severely limited

1. The states had just fought a distant central power. 2. They kept most authority for themselves. 3. So the central government's powers were severely limited. _Source: OpenStax American Government 4e, Chapter 2, The Constitution and Its Origins._

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One specific weakness was that the national government had no power to impose:

  1. Trials
  2. Taxes
  3. Tokens
  4. Titles
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Correct answer: B. Taxes

1. Only state governments could raise revenue. 2. The centre had to ask them for money. 3. It could not impose taxes. _Source: OpenStax American Government 4e, Chapter 2, The Constitution and Its Origins._

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