In 1868 the Tokugawa shogun who ruled Japan<span> in the feudal period, lost his power and the emperor was </span>restored<span> to the supreme position. The emperor took the name </span>Meiji<span> as his reign name; this event was known as the </span>Meiji Restoration<span>.</span>
The correct answer to this open question is the following.
As there is no specific question here, we assume that what you need is to list and include the argument for each explanation. If that is the case, then the explanations would be the following.
Most Honorable Delegates, I recommend that state leaders replace the Articles of Confederation. We need a new Constitution. I have listed three weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation below. I include an explanation of why each weakness is a problem.
Weakness #1: The Articles of Confederation left a weak central government.
Explanation: Congress, the central figure of the federal government was very limited and had few responsibilities such as running the post office and dealing with Native American issues.
Weakness #2: the central government did not have money.
Explanation: The states were sovereign under the Articles of Confederation. That meant that they could collect money through taxation. If the central government needed money, it had to ask for it from the states.
Weakness #3: Security of the country. The central government could not raise an army.
Explanation: Under the Articles of Confederation, the central government was not capable to raise a much needed national army. This issue became important during the Shay Rebellion in Massachusetts.
Answer: B
Explanation: Because I said so
