If leaders wanted to create a government that is more effective than the government under the articles of confederation, which is the most important idea that should be embraced? the federal and state governments should be equal. the federal government cannot be weak. the federal government must have an elected leader. the state governments should be weak.

The correct answer is “The federal government cannot be weak.”

Indeed, the reason why the Articles of Confederation failed is that they were designed to keep the Central government weak. They did that because they were trying to prevent the possibility of a central tyranny and because there were already states that did not have slaves and slave states which did not want a central government that might one day prevent them from continuing slavery. Therefore, the powers of the Central government were extremely limited.

For a Central government to be effective it needs to be strong, otherwise its role is more symbolic than everything and each state evolves separately, in accordance to its own interest which as the example of slavery proves may be quite divergent.

b...The federal government cannot be weak.

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