Which of the following was not a weakness of the articles of confederation A no legislative branch

B no law enforcement

C no federal court system

D no ability to tax people

A

Explanation: George Washington was the president. So there was a legislative branch but it was only the only one branch.

d: social contract theory

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.