Articles of Confederation

True or False? The Articles of Confederation had a strong central government.

• True

• False

In the Articles of Confederation, where was most of the government power placed?

• The States
• The National Government
• The Continental Congress
• The Legislative Branch

Shays' Rebellion represented...

• a success of the Articles of Confederation

• a failure of the Articles of Confederation

The main cause for many of the rules in the Articles of Confederation was that the delegates at the Continental Congress...

• did not want to give the states too much power because they'd proven they were willing to rebel against a government.

• wanted to create a government that was identical to England's government.

• were concerned about giving the central government too much power because the King had used his power unfairly.

• wanted to unify the states together, which included creating one army and one type of currency.

Which branch of government existed when the Articles of Confederation was created?

• Legislative (congress)
• Judicial (Supreme court)
• Executive (President)
• Legislative, Executive, and Judicial

Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get when voting on a new law?

• Zero
• One
• Two 
• Three

The Articles of Confederation was established in what year ?

• 1776

• 1777

• 1778

• 1779

Congress did NOT have the power to ________ with the AOC

• regulate trade

• force citizens to join the army

• impose taxes

• All of the above

What is government?

• a group of people who decide what jobs to provide for the public

• a group of people who decide if we go to war

• a group of people chosen to make decisions for a community

The Articles of Confederation was created as our first ___________________

• branch of government

• constitution/plan of government

• charter