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It gave them a stronger voice and gave each state no matter what size a senator.
Malaysia's foreign policy is officially based on the principle of neutrality and maintaining peaceful relations with all countries, regardless of their ideology or political system, and to further develop relations with other countries in the region /// Dasar luar Malaysia secara rasminya berasaskan prinsip berkecuali dan mengekalkan hubungan aman dengan semua negara, tanpa mengira ideologi atau sistem politik mereka, dan untuk terus membangan hubungan dengan negara negara lain di rantau ini (hope this helps?)
Strength: It was a good plan
Weakness: It was never implemented as intended by the author
I would say Washington DC because the White House was burned down