SS.7.C.1.5 Review

SS.7.C.1.5 rEVIEW

Identify how the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation led to the writing of the Constitution.

America’s FIRST government/constitution was called the Articles of Confederation (AOC).

What is the Articles of Confederation?

​A confederation has a weak central government while the state governments have the majority of all the power.

Open Ended

What are some of the words you see written throughout the ship? **Do not submit until I say**

Multiple Choice

THINK about the words written on the ship.

Did the A.O.C. create an effective government?

• Yes

• No

What Went Wrong?

Under the A.O.c. there were many weaknesses within our government:

1. Only ONE Branch of government a.k.a. Legislative Branch

   1. No Judicial Branch

   2. No Executive Branch

2. No Power to Tax

3. No Regulation of Trade between states

4. No Power to Enforce Laws

5. Unanimous Vote To Make Changes

Multiple Choice

The Articles of Confederation effectively governed the United States by establishing 3 branches of government.

• True

• False

Match

THINK

Match the weakness (cause) with the impact on government (effect)

• Unanimous Vote to Make Changes

• No Power to Tax

• No Regulation of Trade b/w states

• No Power to Enforce Laws

• No Judicial Branch

Making changes to AOC hard due to 13/13 had to agree

Did not have money to support country, i.e. No army

Each state had their own policies which made it difficult manage

Unable to force states to follow/obey

No National Court (Supreme Court) to settle disputes b/w states

• Making changes to AOC hard due to 13/13 had to agree

• Did not have money to support country, i.e. No army

• Each state had their own policies which made it difficult manage

• Unable to force states to follow/obey

• No National Court (Supreme Court) to settle disputes b/w states

Cause -> Effect

No Power to Tax -->

No Regulation of Trade b/w states -->

No Executive Branch -->

No Power to Enforce Law -->

Unanimous Vote To Make Changes -->

No Judicial Branch -->

Did not have money to support country, i.e. No army

Each state had their own policies which made it difficult manage

Unable to force states follow/obey

Making changes to AOC hard due to 13/13 had to agree

No National Court (Supreme Court) to settle disputes b/w states

Kept Central Government weak w/ no leadership

Multiple Choice

Why would it have been difficult for the 18th amendment to be ratifed under the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress had no power to regulate trade.

• The government did not have an executive branch.

• A change to the Articles would have required votes of 9 of the 13 states.

• A change to the Articles would have required a unanimous vote of the 13 states.

SO ... Do we still have the A.O.C?

NO! The AOC was replaced by the U.S. Constitution. 

What tipped the balance? 

Daniel Shays and his troops led a rebellion (Shay’s Rebellion), which resulted in violent resistances throughout Massachusetts. This event produced fears because there was no national army to put down the rebellion.

Multiple Choice

Shays' Rebellion inspired a change to the Articles of Confederation as it demonstrated that the central government needed more authority to help the states.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which weakness of the Articles of Confederation most likely allowed for Shay's Rebellion?

• The central government could not regulate trade.

• The government lacked the power to enforce treaties.

• The central government had no authority to raise an army.

• The difficulty of making additions to the Articles of Confederation.

Reorder

Place in the correct order

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Shay's Rebellion

• U.S. Constitution

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Multiple Choice

Based on the table, which was a long term result of the Articles of Confederation on the

American government?

• The Constitution denied the protection of natural rights.

• The Constitution established the principle of social contract.

• The Constitution reserved more responsibilities to the states.

• The Constitution delegated more authority to the central government.

Multiple Choice

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

• It avoided the issue of states' rights.

• It allowed the states to elect representatives.

• It prevented the amendment of federal laws.

• It enabled the federal government to collect taxes.