States in Congress assembled, shall be defrayed out of a common treasury, which shall be supplied by the several States in proportion to the value of all land within each State, granted or surveyed for any person, as such land and the buildings and improvements thereon shall be estimated according to such mode as the United States in Congress assembled, shall from time to time direct and appoint.
The taxes for paying that proportion shall be laid and levied by the authority and direction of the legislatures of the several States within the time agreed upon by the United States in Congress assembled.
- "Article IX" of the Articles of Confederation
Read the passage carefully. Then choose the answer that represents a CHANGE that the U.S. Constitution would eventually address.
Responses
A Only the Senate would have the power to declare war.Only the Senate would have the power to declare war.
B The President would have the authority to declare war.The President would have the authority to declare war.
C Revenue for any war would be raised by the national government.Revenue for any war would be raised by the national government.
D States would not have a voice in the the government's decision to go to war.