Articles of Confederation

One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________.

• The ability of Congress to tax.

• Congress could not tax

• The President was not given enough powers.

• The ability of Congress to create courts.

Under the Articles of Confederation, America used a national currency (money)

• True
• False

Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress could regulate trade between the states.

• true
• false

The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ type of government. Check all that are true.

• strong

• average

• weak

• powerless

• broke

 Which of the following weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation led to the government not having any money to pay their debts?

• There was no national court system.
• Congress was not allowed to collect taxes
• There was no single leader or group directed by government
• Congress had no power to enforce its laws

Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power given to...

• Legislative branch

• the president

• the states

• national government

How many branches of government were there under the Articles of Confederation?

• One
• Zero
• Two
• Three

This picture shows which weakness of the Articles?

• each state had its own money

• no executive branch

• no power to tax

• one vote for each state

What were the Articles of Confederation?

• The first system of government after the Revolution
• written by Madison about the Constitutional Convention
• Used to declare Independence from England

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

• Zero
• One
• Two 
• Three