How did weakness in the national government result in problems with foreign countries?

The country's economic woes were made worse by the fact that the central government also lacked the power to impose tariffs on foreign imports or regulate interstate commerce. Thus, it couldn't protect American producers from foreign competitors.

Explanation:

the cost of college has risen faster than inflation for many years.

the high price of student services and administration are two reasons for the rapid increase in cost.

b. the passage of the equal rights amendment  

explanation:

this mean that anything that someone else could do they could do