4. draw inferences under the articles
of confederation, the federal govern-
ment had limited power. why do you
think that the states were reluctant to
concede power to the federal
government?

ok sorry the answer is a. by their religion

polisit can also mean a body of citizens. in modern historiography, polis is normally used to indicate the ancient greek city-states, like classical athens and its contemporaries, and thus is often translated as "city-state". the body of citizens came to be the most important meaning of the term polis in ancient greece.

i beleive a. is the only possible answer