Articles of confederation review

Under the Articles of Confederation Congress could only pass a law if ____________ out 13 states agreed. 

• 13
• 8
• 9
• 10

One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________. 

• The ability of Congress to tax.
• The inability of Congress to tax.
• The ability of Congress to declare war.
• The ability of Congress to create courts.

The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ type of government.

• strong
• average
• weak
• federal

In the Articles of Confederation, where was most of the government power placed?

• The States
• The National Government
• The Continental Congress
• The Legislative Branch

Who participated in Shays' Rebellion?

• Poor farmers who were Continental Army soldiers

• A group of brothers named Shays

• Massachusetts militia men

• Loyalists

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

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

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

The weaknesses of the Articles of the Confederation led to an effort to create a new _____________.

• Proclamation of 1763
• Constitution
• Declaration of Independence
• Treaty of Paris 1783

How might more populous states feel about the AOC law of each state receiving only one vote in Congress?

• That this is fair for every state.
• Their larger population deserves greater representation.
• They should be allowed to resolve conflict on territory claims.
• Approval must be unanimous for all laws.