Congress had the power to establish laws (but not enforce them), declare war (plus make peace), and had control over the postal service. So there you go.
"Austria-Hungary<span> declared war on </span>Serbia<span> after serbian nationalists assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, this was not necessary as only a few serbians participated and these assassinations usually did not result in war" (prezi.com)</span>
There are many possible answers for this one! Only the national government can e.g. manage foreign relations, declare war or oversee trade between states and with other countries.
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Replaced at the height of his power, Richard had been compromised by the narrowness of his own power base and his personal inability to live up to the image that he created for the crown. He failed because he misread the signs around him, and was unable to raise the monarchy as an institution with himself at its head.
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I'm pretty sure it's the national road