Articles of Confederation

What is the name of the first written plan of government in America?

• Constitution
• Treaty of Paris
• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation

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

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

Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power was where?

• Legislative branch
• the president
• the states
• national government

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

• Zero
• One
• Two 
• Three

How many branches of government were there under the Articles of Confederation?

• One
• Zero
• Two
• Three

Which of the following was NOT a power of Congress under the Articles of Confederation?

• Create a plan for the Northwest Territory
• Negotiate treaties
• Levy taxes
• Declare war and peace

Anti-Federalists preferred a strong ____________ government.

• National
• State
• Central
• Republican

What was the position of the group known as the Federalists?

• they supported a new Constitution
• they questioned the justice of slavery
• the feared the power of the national government
• the believed that states should have equal representation

Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress couldn't collect taxes
• Weak central government
• Provided for no common currency
• All of the these

In the Articles of Confederation, how many of the 13 states had to approve a new law?

• 9

• 7

• 13

• 10