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China represents 20% of the people on Earth.
I would say the most significant weaknesses of the government under the Articles of Confederation was the fact that the central government was too weak to enforce laws and couldn't impose taxes. The states had the most authority and since the government wasn't able to impose taxes, it doesn't have enough funds for a military (and it had to ask the states for troops). Without a strong military, it will be hard to defend the nation well if anything should occur.
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Japan and national Colony is known as mother country Colony
This is a system set up by the founding fathers, people would want to stick with the passed down, original tradition.
It also gives low-population states a say in federal government where higher population states might overwhelm them, if its possible to that is. Plus, in my opinion at least, popular vote is pretty much useless
