AOC

A confederation is...

• a country

• a representative government

• a number of groups that form an alliance or league of friendship

• a group of friends

How was each state represented in Congress under the Articles of Confederation?

• each state had votes proportional to its size

• only the president of the confederation voted

• votes were proportional to population

• One vote per state regardless of size or population

Which of the following is a strength of the Articles of Confederation?

• federal government couldn't collect taxes to raise money

• the federal government couldn't enforce its laws

• the Northwest Ordinance outlawed Slavery in the Northwest Territory

• the Articles did not create any federal courts

Under the Articles of Confederation ....

• A national court system existed.

• A national court did not exist.

• The Supreme Court was the most powerful court in the nation.

• The People's Court was the most powerful court in the United States.

What was one weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Create a postal service
•  no ability to collect taxes
• control western land
• admit new states into the Union

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