USI.7

The Articles of Confederation gave Congress no power to ____.

• regulate commerce among the states

• pass laws

• vote

• regulate paperwork

What is commerce?

• trade

• currency

• taxes

• commercials

One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was it provided for a ____ national government.

• weak

• strong

• British

• currency

What was the purpose of the Articles of Confederation?

• to overturn the Constitution

• to establish rules of conduct for soldiers

• to give power back to Great Britain

• to establish the powers of the new national government

What is a constitution?

• a plan of revolution

• an old letter

• any document

• a written plan of government

When was the Articles of Confederation written?

• before the Revolutionary War

• during the Revolutionary War

• during the French Revolution

• after the Revolutionary War

The Articles of Confederation gave Congress no power to ____.

• communicate with states

• tax

• make peace with other countries

• declare war

The Articles of Confederation provided for no common _____.

• government

• taxes

• currency

• constitution

The Articles of Confederation gave each state one _____ regardless of size.

• vote

• chance

• government

• power

What was the only branch of government created under the Articles of Confederation?

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

• representative