Ch 8 Learning Goals

What type of government was our nation's first government?

• Republic
• Monarchy
• Aristocracy
• Dictatorship

What was the name of the document in which America's first government was outlined in?

• Bill of Rights
• Constitution
• Articles of Confederation
• Declaration of Independence

What is the name of the type of government where the people choose their representatives?

• Dictatorship
• Monarchy
• Republic
• Tyranny

Under the Articles of Confederation, who had more power: State Government or National Government? 

• National
• State
• They had equal power
• Neither of them had power

Why did the creators of the Articles of Confederation make the powers of the national government weak? 

• They didn't make the powers of the national government weak
• They wanted both the states and the national government to be equal
• They wanted the states to all be separate nations
• They were afraid that a strong government would lead to tyranny

Under the Articles of Confederation, what could the national government NOT do? 

• Wage War
• Issue Money
• Collect Taxes
• Sign Treaties

According to the Articles of Confederation, who had the power to set taxes, enforce national laws, and also controlled the lands west of Appalachians?

• States
• Federal Government
• National Government
• All of the above

According to the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get in the Confederation Congress? 

• 1
• 2
• 3
• It depended on the state's population

What was NOT one of the weaknesses of the national government under the Articles of Confederation? 

• No power to regulate trade between the states
• No power to levy taxes 
• No power to enforce laws
• No power to issue money

What MAIN problem was created by the weaknesses of the Articles? 

• Congress couldn't enforce laws and states weren't doing it either
• Many felt it was unfair that all states had one vote in Congress
• Since the national government couldn't collect taxes, many people throughout the nation struggled with debt
• None of these