The power to tax given to the U.S. Congress by the Articles of Confederation was limited. Congress could requisition funds from the states, but they did not have the authority to directly tax individuals or regulate commerce.
The Articles of Confederation were composed and ratified by the Continental Congress to serve as the first constitution for the United States of America. In the Articles, there was no chief executive. All power described in the Articles was given to the individual states and their representatives in Congress.
The weak Congress created under the Articles of Confederation had no power to regulate interstate trade and little authority over foreign commerce, so Congress was given the power to tax.
The Congress
Congress had the most power.
congress had the power to amend the articles of confederation
deficit financing is not a foreign affairs power given to congress.
the congress
Power was given to Congress in order to make sure that power was not concentrated on the President alone. Congressional power is a check on the president's power.
Collect Taxes
pass laws
it gave congress very little power