Articles of Confederation and US Constitution

In creating the Articles of Confederation, the Americans were influenced by

• Their positive experience as subjects of a monarchy
• The unitary government of France
• Their negative experience with Britain and King George III

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

• One
• Zero
• Two
• Three

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

• Zero
• One
• Two 
• Three

What replaced the Articles of Confederation?

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

America's first plan of government was called:

• The US Constitution
• The Bill of Rights
• The Articles of Confederation
• The Magna Carta

The Articles of Confederation made the United States _________

• Strong
• Weak
• Powerful
• normal

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

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

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

• tax
• ask
• demand
• force

Who had more power under the Articles of Confederation?

• National or Federal Government
• State Governments

Under the Articles the US Government did not have a _________ or a national ______________.

• president; bank
• president; court system
• legislative branch; currency ($)
• court system; holiday