Which idea had a major influence on the authors of the articles of confederation?
a strong central government threatens the rights of the people.
all of the people must be granted the right to vote.
three branches of government are needed to protect liberty.
the central government must have the power to levy taxes.

The answer to this question is A strong central government threatens the rights of the people. Hope I Helped!

A strong central government threatens the rights of the people

Explanation:

The Authors of the Articles of confederation feared for some reason for the article of confederation from the fact that, they believed if there is a very  strong central Government and no strong confederate states that the common people can have direct interaction with, that there would be a very serious bridge in the Rights of the citizens ( human rights ), by the strong central Government.

The Articles of confederation was the agreement made and written by the 13 confederate states of America. this agreement later became the first constitution of the United states of America it was  written in 1777.

china unilaterally claims the entire south china sea as sovereign territory, then builds artificial islands to bolster its claim. it suddenly activates an air defense identification zone over the east china sea, and threatens to down any aircraft that does not report its position. it builds roads into indian territory, then redraws the maps to show that it is actually chinese territory. the people's republic under president xi jinping is quickly becoming the bully of asia.

d.prevent the spread of communism outside of eastern europe.