Under the Articles of Confederation, the
A)armed forces of the United States consisted of state militias.
B)Continental Congress had the power to lay taxes on citizens.
C)president was elected to four-year terms.
D)states were prevented from discriminating against each other in the competition for foreign commerce.

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Under the Articles of Confederation, the armed forces of the United States consisted of state militias. This was because the federal government did not have the power to maintain a standing army.