Articles of Confederation 1st Constitution

Under the Articles of Confederation, the government consisted of _______________ branch of government.

• 3
• 2
• 1
• 4

Under the Articles of Confederation Congress could only pass a law if ____________ out of 13 states agreed.

• 13

• 8

• 9

• 10

One major weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________.

• The ability of Congress to tax.

• The inability of Congress to tax.

• The ability of Congress to declare war.

• The ability of Congress to create courts.

In order to change (amend) the Articles of Confederation,  __________ out of 13 states had to agree. 

• 9
• 10
• 13
• 15

Under the Articles of Confederation, each state got __________ vote in congress.

• 3

• 2

• 1

• 5

Which makes more sense?

• A weak national government can run a country effectively.

• A weak national government can overrun state government.

• A strong national government is more stable than a loose confederation of states.

• A loose alliance of states is ideal for a brand new nation.

A weakness of the Articles of Confederation is that it had __________ . 

• only an executive branch
• only a legislative branch
• only a judicial branch
• an executive and legislative branch

One major problem with the Articles of Confederation is that Congress could not ______ the citizens to raise money.

• tax
• ask
• demand
• force

Who had more power under the Articles of Confederation?

• Federal Government

• State Governments

• Individual people

• The King

Americans were afraid that a __?__ would lead to tyranny, or oppressive rule.

• strong state government
• weak government
• strong central government
• legslature