Question

articles of confederation
state governments had more power
no executive branch to enforce laws
no j______ branch to interpret laws
congress did not have the power to r______ taxes
each state coin its own money
congress could not regulate i______ or foreign trade
constitution
the federal government is now supreme
3 branches created to ensure no one branch has too much power
power to t______ is a delegated (listed) power of congress
power to coin money is a delegated power of congress
power to r______ trade is a delegated power of congress

Explanation:

• For the first blank: The three branches of government are Executive, Legislative, and Judicial. Since the first two (Executive and Legislative - Congress is part of Legislative) are already mentioned in the context (no Executive branch in Articles of Confederation, Congress in the tax - related blank), the blank for interpreting laws is Judicial.
• For the "r____ taxes" blank: Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress did not have the power to "raise" taxes.
• For the "T____" blank: One of the delegated powers of Congress is to "Tax".
• For the "i__" and "R__" blanks: Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress could not regulate "interstate" trade. Under the Constitution, Congress has the power to "Regulate" trade (both interstate and foreign).

Answer:

• First blank: Judicial
• "r____ taxes": raise
• "T____": Tax
• "i____": interstate
• "R____": Regulate