Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government lacked which of the following essential powers?
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Correct answer: The power to levy taxes directly on the citizens
The central government could only request funds from the states, which often ignored these requests. This left the national government perpetually broke and unable to pay off revolutionary war debts.
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