Articles of Confederation

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

• Zero
• One
• Two 
• Three

Which of the following had more power under the Articles of Confederation?

• States
• Central Government

What is the name of the first government of the United States?

• U.S. Constitution
• Articles of Confederation
• Northwest Ordinance
• Declaration of Independence

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

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

What is a set of rules that guides how a country works?

• delegate
• compromise
• constitution
• bicameral

What is a settlement of differences in which each side gives up part of what they want?

• demand
• treaty
• argument
• compromise

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

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

• tax
• ask
• demand
• force

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

• only an executive branch
• only a legislative branch
• only a judicial branch
• an executive and legislative branch

Congress could ______ the states for money and troops but the states could say ____

• talk; no
• bargin; yes
• demand; yes
• ask; no