Features of the Articles of Confederation Formed a confederation of independent states

Established a national legislature with limited powers

Gave states equal power in the national legislature

Excluded executive and judicial branches at the national level

Why did these features lead to the writing of the U.S. Constitution?

A. They delayed the final outcome of the Revolutionary War.

B. They prevented states from writing their own laws.

C. They provided American colonists with weak protections
against government tyranny.

D. They made the central government too weak to address the young nation's problems.

Repetition

Satire

Rhetorical questions

Explanation:

In the first excerpt, Martin Luther King employs repetition. He repeats the phrase "when you have seen" several times in order to enhance his point and emphasize the importance of the examples he is providing.

In the second excerpt, Martin Luther King employs satire when he talks abous his secretaries answering correspondence all day or his responses to criticism.

In the third excerpt, Martin Luther King employs rhetorical questions. These questions are not meant to be answered, but they are designed to encourage the reader to think about these subjects, and form their own opinion.