Congress can make laws… articles did not create a judicial branch… congress could not levy taxes… each state only had one vote… congress could not regulate trade… congress could not raise an army… the articles required nine of thirteen states to pass a law… so very few laws were passed. so it couldn’t pay the country’s debts. but it can’t force states to obey them. so people were not represented equally. so commerce between states was difficult and often disputed. so there was no national court system to decide disputes. so states were defenseless against attack by more powerful nations.

Charles schenck was a u.s. citizen and private in the army. while in military training during world war i, schenck printed and passed out leaflets explaining why he was against the draft (required military service). he was charged with violating the espionage act of 1917, a federal law outlawing any action interfering with military operations. schenck believed the espionage act violated his right to free speech. in which court would this case ultimately be decided, and why? a state criminal court, because schenck was accused of violating a criminal law a military tribunal, because the matter involved members of the military a county civil court, because it involved violation of a civil liberty the u.s. supreme court, because schenck challenged whether the law was constitutional

Montesquieu suggested dividing government into

How has the elimination of trade barriers affected the movement of goods among member countries of the european union? a. member countries are able to produce all the goods they need. b. goods can move freely among member countries. c. member countries no longer need to trade with countries outside the eu. d. larger countries are able to import more goods than smaller ones.