Which One of the Following Best Explains Why the Articles

question 40

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following best explains why the Articles of Confederation purposely created a weak national government?

• A)the Articles were based on a theory of state sovereignty.
• B)the Articles were intended to not offend Parliament and King George III.
• C)the Articles separated power into three distinct branches: executive, legislative, judicial.
• D)the Articles were actually intended to create a very powerful central government.
• E)the Articles intended for a strong executive branch but weak judicial and legislative branches.

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Definitions:

Fixed Expenses

Costs that do not change with the level of production or sales within a certain range and for a specific period.

Absorption Costing

An accounting method that includes all manufacturing costs - direct materials, direct labor, and both variable and fixed manufacturing overhead - in the cost of a product.

Cost Behaviour

Refers to how a cost changes as the related level of activity or volume changes.

Fixed Expenses

Costs that do not change in total despite changes in the volume of goods or services produced or sold, such as rent or salary expenses.