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"The United States in Congress assembled shall also have the sole and exclusive right and power of regulating the alloy and value of coin struck by their own authority, or by that of the respective States." — Articles of Confederation, Article IX. Despite this clause, the central government lacked the power to enforce a uniform currency, leading to which economic challenge?
- "The United States in Congress assembled shall also have the sole and exclusive right and power of regulating the alloy and value of coin struck by their own authority, or by that of the respective States." — Articles of Confederation, Article IX. Despite this clause, the central government lacked the power to enforce a uniform currency, leading to which economic challenge? — Interstate commerce was hampered by varying state coin values.
- In 1786, Alexander Hamilton wrote: "The fundamental defect of our system is that the Congress have no power of taxation... as the wealth of the country is in the hands of the individuals, and the government has no money." Which event most clearly demonstrated the danger of this fiscal weakness? — Shays' Rebellion.
- Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government consisted only of a unicameral legislature. This lack of an independent executive branch most directly resulted in: — An inability to effectively enforce acts passed by Congress.
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