Please give me the correct answer. This is from the Articles of confederation. Why were the individual states given so much power while the powers of Congress were so limited?

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One of the biggest problems was that the national government had no power to impose taxes. Only states could do that

Explanation:

To avoid any perception of “taxation without representation,” the Articles of Confederation allowed only state governments to levy taxes. To pay for its expenses, the national government had to request money from each state