Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal Congress was granted a relative lack of power because
A. leaders of the new states were suspicious of strong governments.
B. of the expense that was likely to occur under a large bureaucracy.
C. of the framers' lack of ability to agree on its structure.
D. it was something that was simply overlooked in favor of more pressing concerns.
Answer: A
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