The Articles of Confederation __________

question 33

Multiple Choice

The Articles of Confederation __________.

• A) created a strong central government
• B) gave Congress the power to collect taxes
• C) gave the states considerable independence
• D) gave Congress the power to regulate trade

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Definitions:

Fallacy

An error in reasoning that renders an argument invalid, often due to irrelevant premises or faulty connections between ideas.

Syllogism

A form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two given or assumed premises, each of which shares a term with the conclusion.

Negative Premises

Statements within an argument that deny or negate a particular proposition or assumption.

Validity

The quality of being logically or factually sound; in logic, it refers to an argument where the conclusion logically follows from the premises.