9. Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation? A) The government did not have a separate judicial branch.
B) The states could not print their own currency.
C) The president was able to spend taxes freely.
D) The government had too much power over trade,

the govt. did not have a separate judicial branch

Explanation:

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answer: the time zones used to be whatever the local authority wanted them to be. one town might have 6am whenever the sun came up and another town had 6am 10 minutes later.  

the trains had a hard time when their orders said to be at a certain point at 6am.  

6am, but who's 6am.  

the railroads got together and set the time zones more or less along the longitude lines across the country.

explanation:

interest groups send representatives to state capitals and to washington, d.c. to put pressure on members of congress and other policymakers. they engage in lobbying, or the organized process of influencing legislation or policy. lobbying can take many forms. interest groups can testify in congressional hearings.