Articles of Confederation Quiz Prep

What was the Articles of Confederation?

• It was the first constitution

• It created the First Continental Congress.

• It was a treaty which brought an end to the French and Indian War.

• It is our current national government.

How was the Articles of Confederation designed?

• It gave MORE power to STATES and LESS power to the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

• It gave LESS power to STATES and MORE power to the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

• It gave EQUAL power to STATES and the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

Did the "A of C" have an Executive Branch (President)

• YES

• NO

How did states vote under the Articles of Confederation?

• ONE VOTE PER STATE

• STATE VOTING WAS BASED ON POPULATION

How many votes were needed in order for a law to be passed under the Articles of Confederation?

• 7 out of 13

• 9 out of 13

• All 13 states

How many states had to approve any changes to the Articles?

• All 13 states

• Just 1 state

• 9 out of 13 states

Why was having no executive branch (president) a problem?

• Then states wouldn't pay their taxes, and there'd be no money to operate the country (armies, roads, etc)

• There was no leadership

• We'd have little protection, there'd be no army, states wouldn't send soldiers

• It was hard to make any changes or amendments to the Articles.

The federal government couldn't make states send soldiers. Why was this a problem?

• Then states wouldn't pay their taxes, and there'd be no money to operate the country (armies, roads, etc)

• There was no leadership

• We'd have little protection, there'd be no army, states wouldn't send soldiers

• It was hard to make any changes or amendments to the Articles.

The federal government couldn't make states pay taxes, they could only ask for the money. Why was this a problem?

• Then states wouldn't pay their taxes, and there'd be no money to operate the country (armies, roads, etc)

• There was no leadership

• We'd have little protection, there'd be no army, states wouldn't send soldiers

• It was hard to make any changes or amendments to the Articles.

Any amendments (or changes) to the Articles required 13/13 votes from the states. Why was this a problem?

• Then states wouldn't pay their taxes, and there'd be no money to operate the country (armies, roads, etc)

• There was no leadership

• We'd have little protection, there'd be no army, states wouldn't send soldiers

• It was hard to make any changes or amendments to the Articles.