Answer: Perry's expedition demonstrated the power of modern western states, which Japan imitated during the Meiji Restoration.
Explanation: Give me the brainiest
In a confederate system, the states have most of the power. The central government has very little. When the US had a confederate form of government, the central government could not tax the states or even raise a military, because they could not get people to enlist.
It was never seriously considered. It was not used because it would have been to hard, as there was many failed attempts at it before.
