Which statement best describes why the americans created a loose confederation of states in the articles of confederation? a. they did not want a central authority like the british system. b. they wanted a central authority to rule over all the joined states. c. they wanted the states to have a choice about signing the articles. d. they did not want congress to have the power to declare war.

Before they can be published, scientific papers must be peer-reviewed. this means that: a) some other scientific experts read the papers and guarantee that they are true.b) some other scientific experts read the papers and provide quality control by eliminating many mistakes.c) an editor reads the papers, to make sure that all the semicolons are in the correct places.d) everyone in the world is given the opportunity to comment on the papers through a specially maintainedblog.e) government bureaucrats read the papers, to be sure that the papers do not insult the political positions ofthe current officeholders.