Name the powers the articles of confederation granted to congress and explain why these powers weren’t very effective.

To declare war (and peace),

To appoint and regulate officers of the land and naval forces,

To build a navy,

To set the size of the naval and land forces (to be fulfilled by the States),

To establish rules and courts for the regulation of privateering,

To send ambassadors,

To entering into treaties and alliances (that didn’t affect States to regulate foreign commerce),

To settle, as a last resort, disputes and differences between two or more States concerning boundary and jurisdictional disputes,

To settle controversies concerning private land holders’ rights when the land is disputed by two or more States,

To fix the standards of weights and measures,

To regulate the trade and affairs with Native Americans (without violating State sovereignty),

To establish and regulate post offices,

To set the budget for the United States (to be fulfilled by the States)

To borrow money, and

To appoint a “caretaker” committee during Congressional recesses.

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