Why did the authors of the articles of confederation create a weak central government?

a. to establish a direct democracy
b. to preserve the independence of the states
c. to create an efficient form of government
d. to establish an authoritarian government

although the legal justifications for the trials and their procedural innovations were controversial at the time, the nuremberg trials are now regarded as a milestone toward the establishment of a permanent international court, and an important precedent for dealing with later instances of genocide and other crimes

the influence of charles louis de secondant , baton montesquieu.