Which of the following represents a shortcoming of the Articles of Confederation that the framers of the Constitution intended to fix?

a. the federal government's inability to raise revenues from the states 
b. the states’ ability to exceed the authority and independence of each other 
c. an overreaching federal government resulting from too much power 
d. an amendment process that was too easy to achieve 


a. the federal government's inability to raise revenues from the states 

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