Unit 4: Articles of Confederation and Constitution

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Which of the following was a major problem under the Articles of Confederation? Options: There was one national currency that all states were required to use, The federal government could regulate trade between the states, Foreign nations respected the international rights of the United States, The central government did NOT have the power to tax

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The central government did NOT have the power to tax

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An amendment

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means a change to a legal document

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Ratify means (to)

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approve a legal document

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Which of the following was a major problem the United States faced after the American Revolution? Options: Extreme inflation and an economic recession, The Spanish Navy was attacking U.S. merchant ships, The federal tax was extremely high, Loyalists were revolting to try and regain their property

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Extreme inflation and an economic recession

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Which of the following was a major problem under the Articles of Confederation? Options: States were willing to work together for the common good of the United States, The central government did not have to power to enforce or interpret laws, The national government had too much power over the states, France broke its alliance with the United States

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The central government did not have to power to enforce or interpret laws

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The first government of the U.S. was called

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The Articles of Confederation

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True or False: Under the Articles of Confederation the Confederation Congress had the power to regulate trade between the states and with foreign nations.

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False

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Because the Confederation Congress did not have the power to tax it could not

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Pay back debts to foreign nations and pay war veterans or people who held bonds.

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The original goal of the Constitutional Convention was to

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revise the Articles of Confederation

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The Articles of Confederation had 1 branch - Legislative. The Constitution has

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Legislative, Executive, and Judicial