What was one weakness of the articles of confederation in establishing the first government of the united states? 1. taxes were set at the british rate in order to cover the cost of the war. 2. counting votes took too long because each state had seven representatives. 3. larger states had more power than smaller states 4. the federal government did not have the power to levy taxes.

congress also has implied powers, which derive from the necessary and proper clause of the constitution and permit congress "to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this constitution in the government of the united states.

on november 6 and 7, 1917 (or october 24 and 25 on the julian calendar, which is why the event is often referred to as the october revolution), leftist revolutionaries led by bolshevik party leader vladimir lenin launched a nearly bloodless coup d'état against the duma's provisional government.