Answer:
The correct answer is A. The Articles of Confederation did not grant Congress the power to regulate interstate commerce.
Explanation:
The Articles of Confederation were the first government document, or Constitution, of the United States. They were written in the summer of 1776 and taken over by the Second Continental Congress on November 15, 1777, after one year of debate. In practice, they served as the de facto system of government used by Congress until the Articles final ratification on March 1, 1781.
The Articles of Confederation laid down the rules of operation of the United States. The Confederacy could wage war, negotiate diplomatic agreements, deal with the problems of Western territories, spend money and borrow within and outside the States. On the other hand, the impossibility to determine taxes and regulate interstate commerce was a major shortcoming. The second weak point was the principle of one state, one vote. Larger states were expected to contribute more but had only one vote.
Originally, the intention was only a weak central government, which was supposed to rule, especially in an emergency. But the end of the war and the new priorities that emerged clearly showed many of the shortcomings of the Articles. They were replaced by the much stronger Constitution after ratification on June 21, 1788.
