New Nation Test

How many votes did each state have in Congress under the Articles of Confederation?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Who had the power to declare war under the Articles of Confederation?

• National Legislature

• State Legislature

• State governors

• The president

No power to tax or regulate trade, no common currency, weak national government, no executive or judicial branch, each state had one vote regardless of size- these are all weakness of-

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Bill of Rights

What was our FIRST plan of government?

• Declaration of Independence

• U.S. Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

Which document lists grievances against the King and the government of England?

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• U.S. Constitution

What is our current plan of government?

• Articles of Confederation

• U.S. Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

Who had the power to levy or impose taxes under the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress

• The President

• No one

• Supreme Court

What is Congress allowed to do under the U.S. Constitution that it wasn’t allowed to do under the Articles of Confederation?

• Tax

• Regulate trade

• Both of these

• None of these

Which branch of government was the only branch that existed under the Articles of Confederation?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Federal

What type of government was set up at the Constitutional Convention? (hint: it’s a system that divides governmental powers between national government and the governments of the states)

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Constitutional Monarch

• Federal System