Articles of Confederation review

What is the term that describes the division of power between the federal government and state governments?

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

• Popular sovereignty

What was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• No power to tax

• Could sign treaties with foreign nations

• Couldn't enforce laws on states

Did the Articles of Confederation have a president?

• Yes

• No

What was the weakness involving Congress and the Articles of Confederation?

• Each state only got 1 vote, regardless of population

• There was no Congress

• States got unlimited votes

Articles of Confederation was the first form of government in the United States.

• True

• False

Federalism resulted in a stronger or weaker national government?

• Stronger

• Weaker

Why were the creators of the Articles of Confederation fearful of a strong national government?

• Easier to grow country

• Wanted Articles of Confederation to fail

• Didn't want a repeat of Great Britain

The Articles of Confederation limited the government's power by...

• giving the most power to the president
• preventing Congress from printing money
• not allowing Congress to draft soldiers to the army
• imposing a 15 year term limit on all members of Congress

The main weakness of the Articles of Confederation was...

• creating a weak central government
• not giving enough power to the states
• too many taxes
• uniting all of the states

Shay's Rebellion revealed...

• that Americans had too much freedom, and they needed to have some taken away
• that the Articles of Confederation were not an effective form of government and needed to be revised
• that milita troops were not skilled enough to handle a rebellion
• that the Articles of Confederation were strong enough to handle any crisis