Articles of Confed. & Constitutional Convention Review

Which option below describes the power of government under the Articles of Confederation?

• The states had more power than the federal government

• The federal government had more power than the states

• Congress had power through taxation

• No one had power

Under the Articles of Confederation, the lack of taxation was a major weakness. Which event highlighted that weakness?

• Constitutional Convention

• World War II

• Shay's Rebellion

• French and Indian War

Which of these is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Too many taxes

• Amending it was too easy

• No separation of powers

• The federal government was too powerful

Why was the Articles of Confederation so important?

• it protected the freedom of the citizens

• it named the country the United States

• it united the country together before the Constitution came into place

• it made Congress approve all treaties

What was needed in order to amend the Articles of Confederation?

• Every state had to agree

• A majority would have to agree

• 75% had to agree

• 7 of the states had to agree

How did the Constitutional Convention fix the problem of one vote per state regardless of size?

• They kept the unicameral (one house) system, but based it on population

• They changed it to a bicameral (two houses) system with one based on population and the other had equal representation.

• They changed it to bicameral (two houses) system with both based on population

• They changed it to bicameral (two houses) system with equal representation in both

Which was the first government of the United States?

• Mayflower Compact

• Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

The Articles showed a distrust for which part of government?

HINT: it was "weak"

• British government

• state government

• Central (federal) government

To prevent the abuse of power by the national government, what did the Founding Fathers do with the Articles of Confederation?

• create a strong central government

• create a weak central government

• give unlimited power to the states

• tax the citizens

What was needed to pass a law under the Articles of Confederation?

• All states needed to agree on the law

• The President had to agree

• 9 of the 13 states needed to agree