articles of confederation

articles of confederation

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Who was the president under the articles?

• George Washington

• Each governor voted on a president

• The most senior Senator

• There wasn't one

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The main cause for many of the rules in the Articles of Confederation was that the delegates at the Continental Congress...

• did not want to give the states too much power because they'd proven they were willing to rebel against a government.

• wanted to create a government that was identical to England's government.

• were concerned about giving the central government too much power because the King had used his power unfairly.

• wanted to unify the states together, which included creating one army and one type of currency.

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This picture shows which weakness of the Articles?

• no common currency
• no executive branch
• no power to tax
• one vote for each state

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The Articles of Confederation were...

• the King's plan for how to govern the newly freed colonies
• the first Constitution
• the first government of the U.S.
• George Washington's plan for taking power as the new King

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The Articles of Confederation limited the government's power by...

• giving the most power to the president
• preventing Congress from printing money
• not allowing Congress to draft soldiers to the army
• imposing a 15 year term limit on all members of Congress

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Which of the following events lead to a decision by the colonies to meet and revise the Articles of Confederation?

• The Boston Tea Party
• Shay’s Rebellion
• The Revolutionary War
• The Civil War

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What did Shays' Rebellion help Americans realize they needed?

• A strong national government
• A stronger militia
• A common currency
• The ability to sign peace treaties

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Which strong feature of the Articles of Confederation created a method for territories to become states?

• The ability to sign peace treaties
• Shays' Rebellion
• Northwest Ordinance
• 60,000 Ordinance

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In order to change (amend) the Articles of Confederation,  __________ out of 13 states had to agree. 

• 9
• 10
• 13
• 15

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One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________. 

• The ability of Congress to tax.
• The inability of Congress to tax.
• The ability of Congress to declare war.
• The ability of Congress to create courts.

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What was the position of the group known as the Federalists?

• they supported a new Constitution
• they questioned the justice of slavery
• the feared the power of the national government
• the believed that states should have equal representation

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Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress couldn't collect taxes
• Weak central government
• Provided for no common currency
• All of the these

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Anti-Federalists preferred a strong ____________ government.

• National
• State
• Central
• Republican

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Which of the following was NOT a power of Congress under the Articles of Confederation?

• Create a plan for the Northwest Territory
• Negotiate treaties
• Levy taxes
• Declare war and peace

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How many branches of government were there under the Articles of Confederation?

• One
• Zero
• Two
• Three

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Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get when voting on a new law?

• Zero
• One
• Two 
• Three

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Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power was where?

• Legislative branch
• the president
• the states
• national government

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

• strong state government
• weak government
• strong central government
• legslature

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What is the name of the first written plan of government in America?

• Constitution
• Treaty of Paris
• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation

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The Declaration Of Independence announced our freedom from which country?

• England

• France

• Mexico

• Germany

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The government created by the Articles of Confederation was unsuccessful at solving many major problems because

• unlimited power was given to the Supreme Court

• political parties prevented the passage of legislation

• members of Congress were elected according to each state’s population

• most power remained with the state governments

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The Northwest Ordinance established guidelines for the orderly expansion of the United States by instituting a -

• method to purchase territory from foreign powers

• procedure for military takeovers of existing countries

• process through which states could be added to the Union

• compromise line that prohibited slavery in the West

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Which of the following were Congress’ powers under the Articles of Confederation?

• postal service, make treaties, declare war

• declare war, collect taxes, manage Indian affairs

• coin money, collect taxes, control trade

• make treaties, control trade, declare war

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The primary purpose of the Articles of Confederation was to

• give the national government the power to regulate interstate commerce

• provide revenues ($$) for the national government

• establish the basic framework of the national government

• guarantee a bill of rights to protect citizens from the national government