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…showed last 75 words of 969 total…government to tax goods, and the lack of economic support by the states made it extremely difficult for the central government to repay the national debt. So, even though central government had the power to declare war, conduct diplomatic affairs, issue currency, and pass laws; it could not raise money by collecting taxes; it had no control over foreign commerce; it could pass laws, but not force the states to comply with them. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**