Articles of Confederation

The Articles of Confederation represented the Americans' distrust of

• a strong central government.
• the British.
  
• states rights.
  
• any governing authority.
  

Which statement BEST describes the power of government provided by the Articles of Confederation?

• Government served to successfully unite the needs of all states.
• The states had more power than the national government.
• Congress enforced its power by taxing the states.
• The national government held most of the power.

Under the Articles of Confederation, the newly founded American republic had a unicameral Congress based on equal representation. How did the members of the Constitutional Convention fix the problems of a unicameral Congress?

• The unicameral system stayed the same, but the number of votes was determined by population.
• The unicameral Congress changed to a bicameral Congress with both houses based on equal voting.
• The unicameral Congress changed to a bicameral Congress with both houses based on population.
• The unicameral Congress changed to bicameral Congress with one house based on equal representation and the other on population.

Which of these was the first government of the United States?

• Constitution
• Mayflower Compact
• Articles of Confederation
• Declaration of Independence

 Why did the Founding Fathers create a weak central government under the Articles of Confederation?

• to provide the states with unlimited power
• to prevent abuse of power by the national government
• to increase the taxation powers of the national government
• to prevent another war with Great Britain

 Which sentence describes the power to tax given to the U.S. Congress by the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress could pass a tax with Presidential approval.
• 34 of Congress had to agree on passing a tax.
• Congress could not tax.
• All of Congress had to agree on passing a tax.

Why was it hard to get laws passed under the Articles of Confederation?

• To pass a law, 9 of 13 states needed to agree.
• The President could veto a law before it was passed.
• To pass a law, all states needed to agree.
• The Supreme Court could rule any law unconstitutional.

Congress could not tax.All states had to agree to amend the document.The government had no executive branch.????????
Which statement should go in the box with the question marks?

• The President was in charge of the military.
• Half of Congress was needed to pass a law.
• Congress could control trade.
• There was no national court system.

The image shows the cover of an important historical document. Which statement about the document is true?

• It created the first U.S. government.
• It contained the Bill of Rights.
• It governed one of the U.S. states.
• It replaced the US Constitution.

In 1787, delegates from the 13 states attended a convention in Philadelphia. What was the original purpose of this convention?

• to resolve the controversial issue of slavery
• to select a president for the United States
• to declare independence from Great Britain
• to amend the Articles of Confederation