The 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 there under the Articles of Confederation?

• One
• Zero
• Two
• Three

This picture shows which weakness of the Articles?

• no common currency
• no executive branch
• no power to tax
• one vote for each state

What were the Articles of Confederation?

• The first system of government after the Revolution
• written by Madison about the Constitutional Convention
• Used to declare Independence from England

The problem with having no court system under the Articles of Confederation was that...

• no one would go to jail
• disputes between states or citizens of different states could not be settled fairly
• there wa no system to license lawyers

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

• Zero
• One
• Two 
• Three

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

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

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

Daniel Shays' rebellion showed that:

• the government under the Articles of Confederation could not keep control of its citizens
• the government should be able to defend our citizens from Great Britain again
• the government needs to protect the citizens from Native American attacks

What is the name of the first written plan of government for the newly independent U.S.A.?

• Constitution
• Treaty of Paris
• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation