One of the forms of government the Americans considered establishing was a confederation, a nation in which the states have more power than the national government.What types of advantages would this system of government provide? Check all of the boxes that apply.

In a confederation, state governments hold more power than the national government. This limits the central government’s ability to overreach, reducing the risk that it will trample citizens’ rights, and lets citizens have closer ties to the governments making many decisions. Greater centralization and raising a strong national army are not advantages of a system with a weak national government.

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