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What was not one of the problems of the Articles of Confederation?
 a. It did not allow the federal government to tax.
  b. It did not give the federal government sufficient power to define international relationships.
  c. It could not keep the states together as a political union.
  d. It did not give the federal government the sole right to mint coins.

Question 2

Which of the following is least accurate about the meat packing industry about 1900?
 a. The 1898 embalmed beef scandal documented how adulterated beef was provided to the American Army during the Spanish-American War.
  b. Upton Sinclair's 1906 novel The Jungle raised national concern about the unsanitary conditions involved in meat processing.
  c. Meat packing firms welcomed government regulation of the industry because it gave firms clear and accurate public information about the shipments of every other firm, which helped firms to engage in cartel behavior.
  d. Federal regulations helped level the playing field so that small firms could compete more easily against large firms.



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Answer to Question 1

c. It could not keep the states together as a political union.

Answer to Question 2

d. Federal regulations helped level the playing field so that small firms could compete more easily against large firms.





 

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