Multiple choice

At the Constitutional Convention, the delegates agreed that Congress should have the power to

  1. select the president

  2. levy and collect taxes

  3. declare laws unconstitutional

  4. eliminate slavery in the states

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B Correct answer
Explanation

A major weakness of the Articles of Confederation was the inability of the central government to tax. The Constitution corrected this by granting Congress the power to levy and collect taxes.