The Articles of Confederation did not allow taxes to be collected, as well as not establishing a national bank, which left the nation in debt.
<span>defense and health care programs
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Health care programs are known to cost the federal budget over fifty percent of the total, with defense following closely. The federal government has invested heavily in healthcare welfare related projects.
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Both the oil embargo of 1973 and the oil shock of 1979 showed the United States that the government needed to be less dependent on foreign oil production. <span>The embargo was a response to American involvement in the 1973 </span>Yom Kippur War<span>. Hope this helps. Have a nice day.</span>
Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem
The Louisiana purchase
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