What is the best description of the United States of America under the Articles of Confederation?
A. a political system functioning like a corporate conglomerate with 13 wholly-owned subsidiary companies
B. 13 independent nations affiliated in a defensive alliance, like today's NATO
C. 13 independent state republics loosely joined together under a virtually powerless representative body
D. an integrated republic with a decentralized structure of national government
Answer: C
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