Articles of Confederation

What was the main weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• the national government was too weak

• It had no legislative branch

• The judicial was too powerful

• The executive was too powerful

A weakness of the Articles of Confederation is that it had __________ . 

• only an executive branch
• only a legislative branch
• only a judicial branch
• an executive and legislative branch

One major problem with the Articles of Confederation is that Congress could not ______ the citizens to raise money.

• tax
• ask
• demand
• force

Who had more power under the Articles of Confederation?

• Federal Government
• State Governments
• Individual people
• States with larger populations

Americans were afraid that a __?__ would lead to tyranny, or oppressive rule.

• strong state government
• weak government
• strong central government
• legslature

The Articles of Confederation made our country _________

• Strong

• Weak

• Powerful

• normal

Because this branch was missing under the Articles of Confederation the government had no power to enforce its laws?

• Judicial

• Legislative

• Executive

• Congress

What system of government did the country have under the Articles of Confederation?

• Unitary

• Parliamentary

• Federal

• Confederal

• Weakness of the Articles of Confederation

• Problems of the U.S. Constitution

• Federalist argument for a weak central government

• A colonial legislature

• Federal System of Government

• Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

• Weaknesses of the Declaration of Independence

• Weaknesses of the U.S. Constitution