The Article of Confederation made *laws almost impossible to pass* due to the lack of federal government power. The government also *lacked power to collect taxes* which left the government without money to pay off taxes.
Other Populist-endorsed measures included bimetallism, a graduated income tax, direct election of Senators, a shorter workweek, and the establishment of a postal savings system.
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Michelangelo's contribution to the basilica was the greatest of them. He was the only architect who worked on it whose plans were continued without significant changes after his death.
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- It took more than a century to build St. Peters Basilica and was designed over time by Donato Bramante, Giuliano da Sangallo, Fra Giocondo, Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, Baldassare Peruzzi, Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, and Michelangelo.
- Michelangelo's contribution to the basilica was the greatest of them.
- In the Catholic Tradition, the Basilica is believed to have been built upon the burial site of Christ’s Apostle Saint Peter. Pope’s have been interned in the Basilica since the early Christian era and a church has existed on the site since the 4th century. It is one of the four Major Basilicas, all of which are in Rome. It was built between 1506 and 1626.
The Rocky mountains provided the greatest obstacle to railroad expansion
