Branches & Levels of Government

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Under the Articles of Confederation, which government had the MOST power? Options: legislative branch, the president, the state governments, national government

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the state governments

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Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get?

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One

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Which of the following is a weakness in the Articles of Confederation? Congress couldn't collect taxes, There was no executive or judicial branch, There was no common currency/money for all 13 states, All of the above

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All of the above

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Why was this first U.S. government so weak? Options: King George III was still in charge of USA, Americans were afraid to give their new government too much power, The American army did not win their independence from Great Britain and King George III, The French took control of the US

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Americans were afraid to give their new government too much power

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The Articles of Confederation created a ________ national government.

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weak

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Executive, Legislative, and Judicial are..

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the branches of government

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The writers of the Constitution are known as...

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the framers

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What begins with, "We the People..."

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the preamble

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What document created a strong national government that still exists today in the US?

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The US Constitution

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What was the name of the meeting of delegates from most of the United States to work on a document that created a stronger government?

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Constitutional Convention