Creating a Government

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

• Zero
• One
• Two 
• Three

Which of the following was NOT a power of Congress under the Articles of Confederation?

• Create a plan for the Northwest Territory
• Negotiate treaties
• Levy taxes
• Declare war and peace

Anti-Federalists preferred a strong ____________ government.

• National
• State
• Central
• Republican

What was the position of the group known as the Federalists?

• they supported a new Constitution
• they questioned the justice of slavery
• the feared the power of the national government
• the believed that states should have equal representation

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 of Confederation, most of the power was where?

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

What is the name of the first government of the United States?

• U.S. Constitution
• Articles of Confederation
• Northwest Ordinance
• Declaration of Independence

What is the name of the first written plan of government in America?

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

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.

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