A New Nation Test Review

The Articles of Confederation gave Congress no power to ____.

• tax or regulate commerce among the states

• pass laws or regulate commerce among the states

• vote or pass new laws

• regulate paperwork

One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was it provided for a ____ national government.

• weak

• strong

• British

What was the purpose of the Articles of Confederation?

• to overturn the Constitution

• to establish rules of conduct for soldiers

• to give power back to Great Britain

• to establish the powers of the new national government

When was the Articles of Confederation written?

• before the Revolutionary War

• during the Revolutionary War

• during the French Revolution

• after the Revolutionary War

The Articles of Confederation provided for no common _____.

• government

• taxes

• currency

• constitution

What was the only branch of government created under the Articles of Confederation?

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

• representative

The Northwest Ordinance ___.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

• Outlined the process for admitting a new state to the Union

• created three separate branches of government

• outlawed slavery in the new territories

• created tax laws in the new territories

What was the name of the first constitution of the United States?

• The Articles of Confederation

• The First Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

Which of the following were weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation?

Select all the apply

• Gave Congress the power to tax or regulate commerce among the states.

• Gave each state one vote regardless of size

• Provided for no Executive or Judicial branches

• Provide for a Weak national Government

• Provided for no common currency

What is a federal system of government?

• When the national and state government share power.

• When the national government has all the political power.

• When the state government has all the power.

• When local and state government share power.