Articles of Confederation Review

What is a Constitution?

• the Articles of Confederation

• a set of laws that states the powers of the government

• the right to vote

• a document that declares a king must obey laws

Which documents did Americans use as models for their government?

• The Magna Carta, state constitutions, the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, the English Bill of Rights

• The Magna Carta, the Declaration of Independence, the Gettysburg Address

Which principle was common in state constitutions written during the Revolutionary War?

• Taxes are collected

• Slavery is banned

• Women could vote

• The government is limited

The Articles of Confederation were...

• the King's plan for how to govern the newly freed colonies
• the first Constitution
• the first government of the U.S.
• George Washington's plan for taking power as the new King

The Articles of Confederation limited the government's power by...

• giving the most power to the president
• preventing Congress from printing money
• not allowing Congress to draft soldiers to the army
• imposing a 15 year term limit on all members of Congress

Which three things did Congress have control over under the Articles of Confederation?

• collecting taxes

• declaring war

• signing treaties

• settling arguments among the states

Under the Articles of Confederation, how did the power of the national government compare to the state governments?

• The national government had more power than the state governments.

• The state governments had more power than the national governments.

• The national and state governments were equal.

The main weakness of the Articles of Confederation was...

• creating a weak central government
• not giving enough power to the states
• too many taxes
• uniting all of the states

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787...

• proved the Articles of Confederation were useless

• drafted all the Americans in the Northwest to serve for 4 years

• determined that slavery would be allowed in the Northwest

• established a system for settlement of new land gained after the war

Which two things did Congress not have control of under the Articles of Confederation?

• declaring war

• having a President

• collecting taxes

• printing money