Articles of Confederation

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What was the main weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

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the federal government was too weak

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A weakness of the Articles of Confederation is that it had __________ .

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only a legislative branch

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One major problem with the Articles of Confederation is that Congress could not ______ the citizens to raise money.

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tax

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Who had more power under the Articles of Confederation? Options: Federal Government, State Governments, Individual people, States with larger populations

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State Governments

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Americans were afraid that a __?__ would lead to tyranny, or oppressive rule.

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strong central government

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For any changes to the Articles or new laws Congress needed ______ 13 states to agree.

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9 of the

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The Articles of Confederation made our country _________

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Weak

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How did the weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation impact the writing of the Constitution?

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The Founding Fathers created a government with three branches.

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How did the U.S. Constitution solve a problem created by the Articles of Confederation?

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It enabled the federal government to collect taxes.

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Because this branch was missing under the Articles of Confederation the government had no power to enforce its laws?

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Executive