Constitutional Era: Articles of Confederation

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

The Articles of Confederation were...

• the King's plan for how to govern the newly freed colonies

• the first Bill of Rights

• the first government of the U.S.

• George Washington's plan for taking power as the new King

The main weakness of the Articles of Confederation was...

• creating a weak central government
• not giving enough power to the states
• too many taxes
• uniting all of the states

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787...

• proved the Articles of Confederation were useless

• drafted all the Americans in the Northwest to serve for 4 years

• determined that slavery would be allowed in the Northwest

• established a system for settlement of new land gained after the war

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 represented...

• a success of the Articles of Confederation
• a failure of the Articles of Confederation

Which of the following is NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress did not have the power to impose taxes
• States had more power than the national government
• No chief executive (president)
• New laws needed approval from the states 

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

it was difficult to make decisions in the newly formed United States under the Articles of Confederation because---

• the national government was too controlling.

• the approval to amend the articles was not priority.

• the approval of thirteen states was required to ratify.

• the approval of nine states was required for ratification.

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