Articles of Confederation

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 a set of rules that guides how a country works?

• delegate
• compromise
• constitution
• bicameral

Under the Articles of Confederation, America used a national currency (money)

• True
• False

Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress could regulate trade between the states.

• true
• false

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

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

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

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

Under the Articles the US Government did not have a/an _________ or __________ branch.

• executive; legislative
• executive; judicial
• legislative; judicial
• executive; constitutional