AOC & US CONS

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

• Constitution

• Treaty of Paris

• US Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power was where?

• Legislative branch

• the president

• the states

• national government

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

• Zero

• One

• Two 

• Three

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

This picture shows which weakness of the Articles?

• no common currency

• no executive branch

• no power to tax

• one vote for each state

Because of the Articles the government could NOT regulate ______ among the states.

• food quality

• laws

• travel

• commerce (trade)

The Articles of Confederation created a ________ central government

• weak

• strong

For any changes to the Articles or new laws Congress needed ______ 13 states to agree.

• all

• 7 of the

• 6 of the

• 10 of the

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

• true

• false

Under the Articles of Confederation, each state got __________ vote. 

• 3 

• 2

• 1

• 5