Articles of Confederation Practice

Why was it so difficult to pass laws under the Articles of Confederation?

• All the states had to agree for a law to pass.

• The government did not have a Congress where laws can pass.

• States needed to have a 2/3 majority for laws to pass.

  (9/13 states)

• Americans liked the laws from England, they just hated their taxes.

What could have made people really not like the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress could not afford to pay soldiers that fought in the Revolutionary War. 
• Congress was charging people too much taxes. 
• Congress gave too much power to the Executive Branch.
• Congress gave too much power to the Legislative Branch. 

What event demonstrated that the Articles of Confederation were too weak and needed to be changed?

• The Boston Tea Party
• Starting the Revolutionary War
• The writing of the Declaration of Independence.
• Shays' Rebellion

Who held most of the power under the Articles of Confederation? 

• The President 
• The Supreme Court 
• Congress 
• The States

Why did our Founding Fathers make the Articles of Confederation so weak?

• They were hoping to make up and go back to being an English colony. 
• They did not want people to pay taxes. 
• They did not want a government to take away people's liberty.
• They were hoping that George Washington would become king. 

What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance? 

• To get rid of slavery
• To try to raise money for the country
• To make peace with the Native Americans
• To expand the US. 

What document created the first government of the US?

• US Constitution 
• Magna Carta
• Articles of Confederation 
• Declaration of Independence

What document explained how the government was supposed to
treat people and how people were supposed to treat the government? 

• US Constitution
• Magna Carta
• Articles of Confederation 
• Declaration of Independence 

Why were the Articles of Confederation created?

• To declare independence from Britain.

• To establish the powers of a national government during the Revolutionary War.

• To ask the French for help in the Revolutionary War.

• To provide a written guarantee of individual rights.

What could Congress not do under the Articles of Confederation?  

• Deal with foreign governments
• Sign treaties
• print money
• force states to obey its laws