Articles of Confederation

Under the Articles of Confederation, the US government consisted of how many branches?

• 2

• 1

• 3

• 5

The Articles of Confederation, Congress could only pass a law if ______ of the 13 states agreed.

• 9

• 13

• 10

• 7

This was a weakness of The Articles of Confederation.

• ability of Congress to tax

• the inability of Congress to tax

• Congress ability to declare war

• the ability of Congress to create courts

Under The Articles of Confederation, Congress could only pass an amendment if ______ out of 13 states voted to do so.

• 9

• 10

• 11

• 13

The Articles of Confederation created a ___________ type of central government.

• weak

• strong

• average

• federal

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

• Central government

• The States

• The Continental Congress

• The Legislative Branch

The weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation led to the creation of a new _________?

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

• Constitution

• Magna Carta

The Articles of Confederation was eventually replaced by the U.S. Constitution because

• it was too much like England's government

• it created a strong central government

• it failed to protect the country

• it created weak state governments

This was our first constitution, which proved to be too weak to protect the American People

• Bill of Rights

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Mayflower Compact

• The Articles of Confederation

The Articles of Confederation was created during which war?

• American Revolution

• American Civil War

• Shays's Rebellion

• Operation Iraqi Freedom