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It was the idea of wanting to have the individual states be more powerful than the federal government that guided the development of the articles of confederation, which is why they later proved to be inadequate and were replaced with the Constitution.
The quote "The United States in Congress assembled shall never engage in a war, not grant letters of marque or reprisal in a time of peace, nor enter into any treaties or alliances, unless nine states assent to the same" reflects the principle of federalism. The correct answer is A.
