Question

• under the articles of confederation, taxes were applied by congress and collected by the states.• under the constitution, taxes are both applied and collected by congress.which of these best describes the change in government reflected in the chart?○ reducing duties of the executive branch○ reducing duties of the legislative branch○ expanding political power of state governments○ expanding political power of the national government

Explanation:

1. Analyze the tax - related powers: Under the Articles of Confederation, states collected taxes. Under the Constitution, Congress (national government) both applies and collects taxes.
2. Evaluate each option:

• Option "reducing duties of the executive branch": The change is about tax power between national and state, not executive branch duties. Eliminate.
• Option "reducing duties of the legislative branch": Congress (legislative) gained tax collection power, not reduced duties. Eliminate.
• Option "expanding political power of state governments": States lost tax collection power, so this is wrong. Eliminate.
• Option "expanding political power of the national government": Congress (national) now has more tax - related power (both apply and collect), so this describes the change.

Answer:

D. expanding political power of the national government