Question 25
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which of the following was a serious difficulty for the national government under the articles of confederation?
it used checks and balances that slowed decision making.
it asserted more powers than it could exercise efficiently.
it distributed representation among the states unequally.
it lacked the authority to raise money to support itself.

The serious difficulty for the national government under the Articles of Confederation is "It lacked the authority to raise money to support itself ".

Explanation:

The Article of Confederation gave away most of the power to the state and federal government had only limited control over the state. Particularly this article made a power less national government during the American Revolution.  

The American states were of the opinion that if the strong national government is there in the central means it may affect the autonomy of the states.

So the states were strongly objected to the formation of strong central government and felt that the most decision making power should be with them.

The downfall of The Article of confederation was simply because it has no power to make laws to control the states.

both are true, the congress does have the power to create banks, even if this power is not specifically described in the constitution, since there is nothing restricting it and there is power given to the congress to make "all laws which shall be necessary and proper". maryland was not allowed to tax a branch of the national bank operating there, and the supreme court decided that no state could. both of these topics were discussed in a decision of the mcculloch v. maryland case in 1819.