Which document was first written to outline the new US government?

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

Which document gave the national government more power?

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

Which document split the government into three branches (executive, legislative, judicial)?

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

Which document allows the power of government to be determined by the people (not the states)?

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

How are the Articles of Confederation and Constitution similar?

• Both freed Americans from Britain.

• Both were used to outline the new US government.

• Both allowed for an executive to be chosen by the people.

• Both required a strong national government.

This form of government had a weak central government.

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

• Both

This form of government has a President.

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

• Both

This is a form of established government.

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

• Both

This form of government could not tax the states.

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

• Both

This form of government was put in place to fix the other form of government.

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

• Both