II- It allowed former Confederates to hold federal and state office .
Explanation:
No person who was engaged in rebellion or insurrection against the Constitution of the United States, or who aided its enemies, may occupy a high public office at the federal and the local levels, Section 3 of the 14th Amendment established. This practically meant a ban for any member of Confederate armies or authorities.
Paul Revere (a silversmith) used his profession as a mean of protest in the 1760s by creating engravings to promote colonial protests. (he created engravings to promote colonial protests.)
They didn't have laws which made them have no power also they had a large debt due to the revolutionary war. Also no able to collect taxes. This weakness meant that the people had the power and the debt will get bigger and bigger