Michigan M-STEP Grade 8 Social Studies Practice Questions - Michigan Student Test Of Educational Progress Grade 8 Social Studies Assessment Exam

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Read the excerpt below from a letter written by George Washington in 1786: "The fabric of the general government is tottering to its fall... We are one nation today, and thirteen tomorrow. Who will treat with us on such terms?" Which major weakness of the Articles of Confederation is George Washington describing in this passage?

The lack of a strong central government capable of taxing citizens and enforcing national unity The existence of an overly powerful federal military force threatening state autonomy The creation of a national supreme court that constantly overturned state legislation The prohibition against individual states conducting overseas commercial trade

Correct Answer:

The lack of a strong central government capable of taxing citizens and enforcing national unity

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