Unit 2 Quiz: Governing the New Nation

Most of the power to govern went to the ______________ under The Articles of Confederation.

• central government

• national government

• state government

• federal government

America's first constitution, or plan for government was _______________.

• The Declaration of Independence

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Articles of Constitution

• The Articles of Confederation

Which word describes the legislature under The Articles of Confederation?

• unicameral

• bicameral

• tricameral

• quadruplacameral

Which of these could Congress not do under The Articles of Confederation?

• declare war

• make a treaty

• meet in public

• levy and collect taxes

Which of the following was not an impact felt on America by The Articles of Confederation's weaknesses?

• environmental

• economical

• social

• political

There was no executive branch of government under The Articles of Confederation. That meant there was no ________________________ to execute, or carry out laws for the nation.

• king

• president

• congress

• legislature

Most of the founding fathers believed _______________.

• The Articles of Confederation were effective and worked well for our nation.

• The Articles of Confederation were working.

• The Articles of Confederation were fair for all states.

• The Articles of Confederation were ineffective and needed to be revised.

America encountered some foreign problems with countries when we were a new nation. Which country below did we not encounter a foreign problem with immediately after our new nation's birth?

• America

• Spain

• Russia

• Britain

Which of the following is true about The Articles of Confederation?

• they worked so well we still use them

• they did not work so we kept them

• they did not work so we went back to Great Britain

• they did not work so we planned to revise them

Under The Articles of Confederation the 13 states were __________.

• united

• isolated

• thinking win-win

• synergizing