Articles of Confederation Quiz

Which document was the United States' first official constitution?

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• Mayflower Compact

• Magna Carta

All were weaknesses of the Articles except:

• No power to tax

• No power to enforce laws

• No power in the states

• No court system

Under the Articles, The 13 United States were a:

• Loose group who had a common goal as one country

• Strong group under a strong central government

• Completely independent group who did not work together

• Unitarian system with no power in the states.

What event led to rethinking the Articles altogether?

• Shay's Rebellion

• Boston Massacre

• Lexington and Concord

• Solomons' Rebellion

What did the country lack under the Articles that made rebellions like Shay's difficult to stop?

• No executive branch with the power to enforce laws

• No ability to tax and raise an army

• No strong court system to hold people accountable

• All of the above

Under the Articles, how many states had to agree to ratify a new law?

• 9/13

• 6/13

• 13/13

• 11/13

Why was it difficult to change or amend any existing law in the United States under the Articles?

• All 13 states had to agree to change something

• Most states loved all the laws in place

• The central government had the total authority to change laws, not the states.

• 9 of the 13 states had to agree to change a law.

What was the result of Shay's Rebellion?

• It shocked the country into rethinking the Articles of Confederation.

• It inspired the country to give the states even more power.

• The country dissolved and asked Britain to control them again.

• Farmers were thrown in jail without cause.

Which weakness in the Articles led to all the financial troubles in the United States?

• No executive branch

• No judicial branch

• No ability to tax or regulate trade

• States constantly disagreeing.

What vocabulary word means "to make something official"?

• Amend

• Ratify

• Repeal

• Boycott