Articles of Confederation

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

• Legislative branch
• the president
• the states
• national government

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

• Constitution

• Treaty of Paris

• US Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

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

The Articles of Confederation created a ________ central government

• weak
• strong

Which of the following BEST describes the Articles of Confederation?

• A Constitution established after the American Revolution
• A Declaration of Independence
• The 1st Constitution of the U.S.
• A strong form of government

Strengths

*ability to declare war

*ability to make treaties

*ability to operate post offices

This information is found in what government document ?

• the Treaty of Paris of 1783

• The Franco American Treaty

• The Articles of the Confederacy

• The Articles of Confederation

The point of creating a document like the Articles of Confederation can be best described as...

• To allow the rise of another tyrant in the US

• To grant people unlimited power

• To create a system that keeps tyrants from rising up

• None of the above

Explain why the Articles of Confederation purposely created a weak central government...

Under the Articles of Confederation, which government had the MOST power?

• Legislative branch
• the president
• the state governments
• national government