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In order to protect states' rights, the Articles set strict limits on congressional authority. Under the Articles, the states, not Congress had the power to tax. Congress could raise money only by asking the states for funds, borrowing from foreign governments, and selling western lands.
After the French revolution, the French economy was in ruins.<span> The Directory </span><span>failed to restore stability took effective steps to control the money supply overpowered the revolutionaries </span>.<span> Napoleon took advantage of this situation by </span><span>executing the ruler of France terminating the French legislative councils appointing himself as the Emperor of France </span><span>in a coup.
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Because up until that time, the right to vote had not been clearly defined in the constitution.
The 19th Amendment also was not part of the constitution. I sometimes think our forefathers thought women were property.