Systems of Government and the Articles of Confederation

Which of the following places the majority of power within the central government?

• Federal

• Confederal

• Parliamentary

• Unitary

Which of the following places the majority of power with the state governments?

• Federal

• Confederal

• Parliamentary

• Unitary

Which of the following places the power within the legislative body led by a prime minister?

• Federal

• Confederal

• Parliamentary

• Unitary

Which of the following has state governments and the central government share power?

• Federal

• Confederal

• Parliamentary

• Unitary

The Articles of Confederation was America's first...?

• Newspaper

• Executive Branch

• Government (constitution)

• Letter to Britain after independence

The Articles of Confederation was which system of government?

• Federal

• Confederal

• Parliamentary

• Unitary

Which of the following were weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

• Too much power for the central government

• Central government did not have the power to tax

• Central government could not regulate commerce (trade)

• The president could not be checked by the other branches

• Unanimous (100%) vote in order to make changes to gov

What did the U.S. Constitution do that had a long lasting impact?

• Gave more power to the states

• Gave more power to the central government

• Took away the position of the president

• Eliminated the need for a supreme court

Why did the founding fathers go with a confederal system for the Articles of Confederation (America's first government) ?

• The states had too much power in the past

• They wanted to ensure the creation of a Supreme Court

• To make sure their government modeled the British system

• They were fearful of placing too much power in a central government

If America kept the Articles of Confederation, why would it have been difficult to pass the 13th Amendment (banning of slavery) ?

• 100% of the states would have had to agree which would have been unlikely to happen

• The Articles of Confederation did not allow amendments

• The president would have to approve the amendment after congress proposed it

• The Supreme court would have to approve the amendment after congress proposed it