What powers were NOT given to Congress under the Articles of Confederation?

Question

Read the passage below then answer the question that follows:

Under the plan, called the Articles of Confederation, Congress became the single branch of the national government. Congress's powers were limited to protect the individual liberties promoted in the Declaration of Independence. Each state had one vote in the Congress. Congress could settle conflicts among the states, issue coins, borrow money, and make treaties with other countries and with Native Americans. Congress could also ask the states for money and soldiers. However, states had the power to refuse these requests. The government did not have a president or a national court system. Despite these limitations, the Articles provided a basis for uniting the colonies into one nation.

What powers were NOT given to Congress under the Articles of Confederation?

Force states to provide soldiers

Issue coins and borrow money

Make treaties

Protect the liberties within the Declaration of Independence

Answer 1

The powers that were NOT given to Congress under the Articles of Confederation included:

• Force states to provide soldiers

Congress had the authority to ask states for soldiers, but it could not compel them to provide them.