Articles of Confederation and The Constitution

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

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

• One
• Zero
• 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 replaced the Articles of Confederation?

• Articles of Confederation
• Declaration of Independence
• United States Constitution
• The President of the United States

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

• strong state government
• weak government
• strong central government
• legislature

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

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

• tax
• ask
• demand
• force

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