Under the articles of confederation, congress was unable to fix the economy because it did not have the

power to regulate inflation.

power to regulate trade.

backing of a national legislature.

ability to make new states.

Power to regulate trade.

Explanation:

Under the first US written Constitution, all thirteen states were sovereign and independent at the expense of a weak central government that lacked important powers such as the authority to regulate interstate and international trade (it could only control trade with Native American tribes). This situation brought about a series of conflicts including navigational rights disputes among states, poor economic coordination among them and different import and export policies, which led to the calling of a Constitutional Convention (1787) in order to amend the Constitution. However, the inefficiency of the document was such that the delegates determined that “fixing” it would not be enough, it had to be replaced with a whole new Constitution.

Ability to make new states.

Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress was unable to fix the economy because it did not have the power to regulate trade.

Further Explanation:  

The powers of Congress are defined as enumerated powers. It is mentioned in article 1, section 8 of the US Constitution. It can lay and collect duties, taxes, exercises, pay debts. It can borrow money from the federal government. It can regulate commerce, coin money, fix standards of weights. It can build post offices. It can also promote the progress of useful arts and science. It can build up the tribunals which are inferior to the Supreme Court. It has the authority to maintain the Army and the Navy.  

Expressed powers are also known as delegated powers or enumerated powers. Expressed powers are defined in Article 1, section 8. The power includes coining money, regulating commerce, declaring war, raising and maintaining armed forces, establishing a post office. The Constitution enumerated 27 powers to the federal government.  

The expressed powers of the US federal constitution are a collection of taxes, duties, and exercises, providing common defense, the welfare of the USA, regulating commerce with foreign nations, fixing the standards of weights, to make a standard rule of naturalization. It also establishes rules for naval forces, organizing Army, regulation of the territory and its properties. The other two powers are implied powers and inherent powers. The implied powers are not mentioned specifically in the Constitution. These powers are not explicitly defined in the Constitution. The decision to decide is left to the courts. Inherent powers grew out with the contemporary issues of the government.

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Answer details:

Grade: High School

Subject: Political School

Topic: Power of Congress

Keywords: Delegated powers, enumerated powers, article 1, section 8, coining money, regulating commerce, 27 powers, implied powers, inherent powers.

the best answer is b.

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c. reserves power to the states and people