Mini Quiz - Articles of Confederation

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

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

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

• One
• Zero
• Two
• Three

Under the Articles of the Confederation, each state got _________ vote in Congress. 

• 3 
• 13
• 5
• 1

The Articles of Confederation created a ________ central government

• weak
• strong

In order to change (amend) the Articles of Confederation,  __________ out of 13 states had to agree. 

• 9
• 10
• 13
• 15

Under the Articles of Confederation, what power did the Congress have? 

• taxation
• trade
• the court system
• declaring war 

The "final draft"  of the Articles of Confederation is called  _____________________. 

• The government
• The 13 colonies 
• The Constitution 
• The three branches of government

A con of the Articles of the Confederation was..... 

• did not give Congress the power to enforce its laws.
• had no power to collect taxes to pay for the military.
• every single state had to agree to the changes.
• All of the answers are cons. 

Why was the Articles of Confederation considered a rough draft? 

• The 13 colonists had to write an essay. 
• The Articles of Confederation is the name of a book.  
• The Articles of Confederation proved to have a lot of problems that needed fixing. 
• The Articles of Confederation was a gem that had a rough material.