Question

• congress could not impose or collect taxes • congress could not regulate interstate commerce or foreign trade • there was no executive branch to enforce the laws of congress this list of notes would be most useful to a student writing a research paper about a the ineffectiveness and weakness of american government under the articles of confederation. b the factors behind the unrest and violence that occurred in shay’s rebellion and the whiskey rebellion. c the reasons for the anti - federalists’ demand for the inclusion of the bill of rights in the u.s. constitution. d the emergence of political division and the eventual creation of the “two - party” system in american government.

Explanation:

The notes list limitations of the government under the Articles of Confederation (no tax collection, no commerce regulation, no executive branch). Option A focuses on the ineffectiveness/weakness of that government. Option B's rebellions had different causes (e.g., economic hardship, tax issues but not directly about government structure weaknesses). Option C is about Bill of Rights demands, not these structural weaknesses. Option D is about political parties, unrelated. So A matches.

Answer:

A. the ineffectiveness and weakness of American government under the Articles of Confederation.